About this trial
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 assessment at T2, participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups:
* 12-week tablet-based exercise program at home with virtual personal coaching for physical activity promotion * 12-week tablet-based exercise program at home * Usual care (control group, no additional intervention)
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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)
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Digital exercise program
- Personal coaching for physical activity promotion
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Heidelberg University
Lead sponsor
University Hospital Heidelberg
Sponsor institution