Postoperative CareFAIRChairNCT07544550
Rocking Chairs as Post-operative Treatment for Older Adults After Hip Surgery
A study testing Active rocking in a rocking chair and Sitting upright in a stationary chair in people with Postoperative Care, run by University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Trial summary
Feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial exploring the use of a rocking chair after a total hip arthroplasty in adults who are aged 65 or older. Primary aims include its feasibility and acceptability; exploratory aims include the impact of rocking on pain, gastrointestinal effects, anxiety… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Postoperative Care
- What is being tested?
- Active rocking in a rocking chair and Sitting upright in a stationary chair
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 15 May 2026to 31 Oct 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- scheduled to undergo an elective primary total hip arthroplasty
- Weigh less than 163kg (limit of rocking chair)
- Able to consent
- Able to rock with at least one leg
Who cannot join
- Unable to sit in a chair for at least 30 minutes at a time
- Hospitalized more than 24 hours after surgery
- Cannot read and understand the English language
- Planned disposition to rehabilitation facility or skilled nursing facility
- Known vestibular dysfunction (such as Menieres, traumatic brain injury, vertigo)
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Feasibility and Acceptability of the Impact of a Rocking Chair Intervention on Recovery Compared to Standard Care of Stationary Chair on Older Adults After Elective Orthopedic Hip Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial exploring the use of a rocking chair after a total hip arthroplasty in adults who are aged 65 or older. Primary aims include its feasibility and acceptability; exploratory aims include the impact of rocking on pain, gastrointestinal effects, anxiety, ambulation, and additional healthcare visits.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Care
- Being tested
- Active rocking in a rocking chair, Sitting upright in a stationary chair
- Keywords
- older adults, hip arthroplasty, rocking chair, feasiblity, acceptability, recovery, intervention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Active rocking in a rocking chairBehavioural
Also called Rocking
Participants will actively rock 3 times per day for 30 minutes in a rocking chair
Sitting upright in a stationary chairBehavioural
Also called Sitting
Participants will sit upright in a stationary chair 3 times per day for 30 minutes
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Rocking chair intervention Receives: Behavioral: Active rocking in a rocking chair |
| Attention Control Group | Active comparator | Sitting upright in stationary chair Receives: Behavioral: Sitting upright in a stationary chair |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of participants that enroll and complete study assessed by Feasibility Participant Questionnaire (developed by investigators)
Feasibility of active rocking post-operative measured by total number of participants enrolled, total percentage and number completing the study, and percent of missing data. A higher percent of missing data is a negative outcome.
Measured: From enrollment to 31-day follow-up
Total participants reporting acceptability of rocking or sitting as measured by Acceptability for Participants Questionnaire
Acceptability of rocking or sitting after hip arthroplasty indicated by score on domains of affective, perceived effectiveness, intervention coherence, ethicality, burden, opportunity costs, self-efficacy likert scales from 1-4 (Not at all, a little, somewhat, very much). Scores from each domain are combined and summed to determine a single acceptability score (higher scores equate to higher acceptability of the intervention).
Measured: From enrollment to 31-day follow-up
Secondary outcomes (6)
Total participants indicating Nausea using the PROMIS Scale v1.0 GI Nausea and Vomiting 4A
Participants indicate Daily nausea assessment on 5-point Likert scale (never, rarely, sometimes, often, always). Higher scores indicate more Nausea.
Measured: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to 31-day follow-up
Total participants reporting Gas/bloating via PROMIS v1.1 GI Gas and Bloating 13A
Participants reporting Daily gas/bloating assessment on 5-point Likert scale (not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much). Higher scores indicate more daily gas/bloating.
Measured: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to end of 31-day follow-up
Total participants reporting Daily pain assessed by PROMIS v2.0 pain intensity 3A
Participants reporting Daily pain assessment on 5-point likert scale (no pain, mild, moderate, severe, very severe). Higher scores equate to more daily pain experienced.
Measured: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to end of 31-day follow-up
Total amount of participants' Daily Ambulation as measured using steps via activPAL4pro accelerometer
The amount of participants' Daily ambulation will be assessed with the amount of steps taken per day using the triaxial accelerometer activPAL4pro. More steps per day equates to greater ambulation.
Measured: After surgery (Day 1 of the study) and up to 7 days post-surgery
Total amount of participants' Daily anxiety measured using the Anxiety subscale of the Neuro-QoL Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
The participants will report their Daily anxiety assessment using the Anxiety subscale of the Neuro-QoL Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, which assesses self-reported fear, worry, tension, and nervousness and will be scored with a T-score with higher scores indicating more anxiety. The scores range from 0-3 (not at all, not often, sometimes, most of the time).
Measured: From enrollment through 31-day follow-up
Participants' self-reported Additional healthcare visits since their surgery, as assessed via phone call at 31-days post-surgery
The total number of Additional healthcare visits will be assessed via phone call at 31-days post-surgery using the investigator-developed question: Have you been hospitalized since you have been discharged from your hip surgery?
Measured: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) until 31-day follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Apr 2026
- Study start15 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Oct 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Postoperative CareStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- 2 groups randomized 1x1
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Sigma-Tau Research, Inc., Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Matthew Chrisman, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Investigators
- Matthew Chrisman, PHD, Study chair, University of Missouri, Kansas City
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07544550
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 457957
- Acronym
- FAIRChair
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Will provide de-identified data to other researchers if a reasonable request is made
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Feasibility and Acceptability of the Impact of a Rocking Chair Intervention on Recovery Compared to Standard Care of Stationary Chair on Older Adults After Elective Orthopedic Hip Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07544550
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FAIRChair / 457957
- Conditions
- Postoperative Care
- Keywords
- older adults, hip arthroplasty, rocking chair, feasiblity, acceptability, recovery, intervention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas CityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Sigma-Tau Research, Inc., Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
- Study start
- 15 May 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial exploring the use of a rocking chair after a total hip arthroplasty in adults who are aged 65 or older. Primary aims include its feasibility and acceptability; exploratory aims include the impact of rocking on pain, gastrointestinal effects, anxiety, ambulation, and additional healthcare visits.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- 2 groups randomized 1x1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Active rocking in a rocking chairRocking chair intervention |
| Attention Control Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Sitting upright in a stationary chairSitting upright in stationary chair |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- scheduled to undergo an elective primary total hip arthroplasty
- Weigh less than 163kg (limit of rocking chair)
- Able to consent
- Able to rock with at least one leg
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Unable to sit in a chair for at least 30 minutes at a time
- Hospitalized more than 24 hours after surgery
- Cannot read and understand the English language
- Planned disposition to rehabilitation facility or skilled nursing facility
- Known vestibular dysfunction (such as Menieres, traumatic brain injury, vertigo)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Active rocking in a rocking chairAlso: RockingParticipants will actively rock 3 times per day for 30 minutes in a rocking chair | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
| Sitting upright in a stationary chairAlso: SittingParticipants will sit upright in a stationary chair 3 times per day for 30 minutes | Behavioural | Attention Control Group |
Primary outcome
Number of participants that enroll and complete study assessed by Feasibility Participant Questionnaire (developed by investigators)
Time frame: From enrollment to 31-day follow-up
Feasibility of active rocking post-operative measured by total number of participants enrolled, total percentage and number completing the study, and percent of missing data. A higher percent of missing data is a negative outcome.
Total participants reporting acceptability of rocking or sitting as measured by Acceptability for Participants Questionnaire
Time frame: From enrollment to 31-day follow-up
Acceptability of rocking or sitting after hip arthroplasty indicated by score on domains of affective, perceived effectiveness, intervention coherence, ethicality, burden, opportunity costs, self-efficacy likert scales from 1-4 (Not at all, a little, somewhat, very much). Scores from each domain are combined and summed to determine a single acceptability score (higher scores equate to higher acceptability of the intervention).
6 secondary outcomes
Total participants indicating Nausea using the PROMIS Scale v1.0 GI Nausea and Vomiting 4A
Time frame: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to 31-day follow-up
Total participants reporting Gas/bloating via PROMIS v1.1 GI Gas and Bloating 13A
Time frame: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to end of 31-day follow-up
Total participants reporting Daily pain assessed by PROMIS v2.0 pain intensity 3A
Time frame: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) to end of 31-day follow-up
Total amount of participants' Daily Ambulation as measured using steps via activPAL4pro accelerometer
Time frame: After surgery (Day 1 of the study) and up to 7 days post-surgery
Total amount of participants' Daily anxiety measured using the Anxiety subscale of the Neuro-QoL Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: From enrollment through 31-day follow-up
Participants' self-reported Additional healthcare visits since their surgery, as assessed via phone call at 31-days post-surgery
Time frame: From surgery (Day 1 of the study) until 31-day follow-up
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Apr 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Will provide de-identified data to other researchers if a reasonable request is made
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Matthew Chrisman, PHD study chair
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Active rocking in a rocking chair and Sitting upright in a stationary chair in people with Postoperative Care, run by University of Missouri, Kansas City.
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 4 inclusion and 5 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Amelia Hopper, MSN (816-235-5700, amhkk9@umkc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of participants that enroll and complete study assessed by Feasibility Participant Questionnaire (developed by investigators) (time frame: From enrollment to 31-day follow-up). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 27 Apr 2026.