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Digital Home-Based Physical Activity Promotion for Older Adults After Total Hip Arthroplasty

RecruitingNAAges 65 Years - anyAllHeidelberg University
NCT07135843 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a 12-week digital home-based intervention program, consisting of a tablet-based exercise program with or without personal coaching, to promote physical activity (PA) in older adults after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The main question it aims to answer is: • Does the combination of the digital exercise program and personal coaching lead to higher PA six months after THA compared to usual care among older adults? Secondary questions are: * Does the digital exercise program alone lead to higher PA compared to usual care? * Does the digital exercise program combined with personal coaching lead to higher PA compared to the exercise program alone? Participants' PA will be objectively measured with a body-fixed sensor at 1 week before THA (T1), 6 weeks after THA (T2), and 6 months (i.e. after THA (T3). After the postoperative

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥65 years * Coxarthrosis with indication for total hip arthroplasty * Residence within a radius of ≤50 km from Heidelberg * Ability to walk ≥10 m (with/without walking aid) * Access to the internet (Wi-Fi) at home * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient German language skills * Insufficient hearing to communicate via (video) telephone * Insufficient vision to recognize study materials * Contralateral coxarthrosis with indication for total hip arthroplasty * Severe medical condition illnesses that compromise physical fitness (heart failure classified as New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class ≥3, heart valve defects associated with syncope, cardiac arrhythmia with dizziness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\] with oxygen therapy, cancer with chemotherapy and/or radiation, Parkinson's disease with rollator use \[Hoehn \& Yahr stage ≥4\]) * Living in a nursing home * Planned major medical procedure within the next 6 months with inpatient hospital stay (e.g., further surgery) * Simultaneous participation in another competing study * Cognitive impairment (6-item Cognitive Impairment Test \[6CIT\] score \>7 points)
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What it tests

  • Digital exercise program
  • Personal coaching for physical activity promotion
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Where

1 site
Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital
Heidelberg, Germany
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