Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Apr 8, 2021
Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2021 - Apr 14, 2021
Date Accepted: May 18, 2021
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Randomized Control Trial for Evaluating the Feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER): Protocol of an eHealth Approach for Pre-surgical Hip Replacement Education
ABSTRACT
Background:
Osteoarthritis (OA), leading to hip replacement (THR), is a primary contributor to global mobility impairment. In 2018, more than 59K THR surgeries were performed in Canada. Health promotion education, such as prehabilitation, are vital to optimizing surgical outcomes.
Objective:
To evaluate the feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER), an eHealth approach for prehabilitation education.
Methods:
An assessor-masked, 2-arm feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted. Forty (HIPPER group= 20 and control group= 20) older adults with hip OA, on a waitlist for a THR will be recruited. The HIPPER intervention consists of 12 online, interactive modules. The control group is usual practice consisting of 2 x 2 hour online educational sessions (webinars). Feasibility outcomes (e.g., recruitment and retention rates) will be evaluated.
Results:
Recruitment has been started in March 2021. Eighteen participants have been recruited as of April 20, 2021. All 18 completed T1 measures. Only one participant has been scheduled to have a surgery and therefore has been scheduled to complete T2 measures. The remainder of participants are waiting to be notified of their surgery date. This project was funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant. Our Institute’s research ethics board approved this study in November 2016.
Conclusions:
Results will lead to refinement of the HIPPER protocol in order to evaluate a standardized, and geographically accessible prehabilitation program. Clinical Trial: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov #NCT02969512
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