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OsteoarthritismanifahipNCT02305108

Fascial Manipulation in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

A study testing fascial manipulation and standard treatment in people with Osteoarthritis, run by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study will test the efficacy of the treatment of soft tissues for osteoarthritis patients that are waiting for total hip arthroplasty. The fascial manipulation provides a deep pressure of specific points of the muscle fascia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Osteoarthritis
What is being tested?
fascial manipulation and standard treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jun 2014to Jun 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients age 40-80, with primary coxarthrosis waiting for total hip arthroplasty that complain a pain measured by Numeric Rating Scale ≥ 5 and that live in Bologna

Who cannot join

  • arthroplasty revision or substitution. Patient with cognitive deficiency and severe comorbidity (rheumatic, neurological or cardiovascular pathology)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

    Bologna, Bo, 40136

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Treatment of the Soft Tissues With Fascial Manipulation for Patients That Are Waiting for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Osteoarthritis

The study will test the efficacy of the treatment of soft tissues for osteoarthritis patients that are waiting for total hip arthroplasty. The fascial manipulation provides a deep pressure of specific points of the muscle fascia. The aims of this treatment are the improve of pain before the surgery and the improve of functional performance after the surgery.

Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Being tested
fascial manipulation, standard treatment
Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fascial manipulationOther

    Recruited patients in study's group will be treated with the standard treatment and fascial manipulation.

    Specific points of fascial tissue will be treated with a deep friction to improve elasticity.

    The number of point treated will be refered to a specific evaluation for each patient.

    Fascial manipulation provide 3 session treatment (one treatment for week).

  • standard treatmentOther

    Before surgery, standard physiotherapy treatment provides an education session about the rehabilitation program tha is going to be execute after surgery.

    After surgery 2 daily physiotherapy treatment are implemented: bed exercise as active and passive flex-extension of lower limb, movements for postural change to reach sitting and standing position, walking training.

Study groups in NCT02305108
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
fascial manipolation and standardExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: fascial manipulation; Other: standard treatment
standard treatmentActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: standard treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. pain is measured by numeric rating scale

    Measured: 3 weeks before surgery

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. performance measurement assessed with Oxford Hip Scale, 30 second chair stand test, 10 meters walking test, Iova level of assistance.

    Measured: a month after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Dec 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2014
  3. Primary completionMay 2015
  4. Study completionJun 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02305108
Sponsor's protocol ID
Prot. gen. 0018810
Acronym
manifahip
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
30 Sep 2014
Last updated
20 Nov 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing fascial manipulation and standard treatment in people with Osteoarthritis, run by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

pain is measured by numeric rating scale (time frame: 3 weeks before surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Nov 2015.

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