Health coaching for patients waiting for hip or knee replacement PII
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comparison of health coaching with a web-based resource for people awaiting total joint replacement surgery: A feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial
IRAS ID
346794
Contact name
Tom Maden-Wilkinson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Hallam University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NCT06596031, Registration submitted for clinicaltrial.gov in the process of review
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
There is an ongoing need to actively engage with patients to prevent physical and cognitive deterioration in patients waiting for elective hip and knee arthroplasty in Sheffield. At the time of this protocol, 634 people are currently waiting for surgery related to Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee, with more than 70 people waiting for more than a year. In a pilot project conducted last year, we launched the “Active Wait” website, a information hub co-designed with patients, clinicians and academics from across the city (Maden-Wilkinson et al., Submitted). We have followed this up further by embedding an initial feasibility study utilising health coaching to supplement this hub particularly with patients with low activation (Parkington et al., Submitted). One of the key findings from this was a significant increase in self-reported physical activity, however this wasn’t related to any changes in clinical and functional performance. The use of self-reported physical activity measures does have its limitations namely in the over estimation of the amount and intensity of. physical activity. In this study, we aim to seek if this increase in physical activity can be measured objectively and the intensity of this.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/SC/0310
Date of REC Opinion
6 Dec 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion