Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:36 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:36 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00709566
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis (American College Rheumatology) (Altman et al, 1991):
* Subjective complaint of hip pain with either hip internal rotation \< 15 degrees and hip flexion \<115 degrees or \>15 degrees hip internal rotation and pain on hip internal rotation
* morning stiffness less than or equal to 60 minutes, age \> 50 years.
* Age 40-80 years except in 2 above (age \>50 years).
* Radiological evidence of osteoarthritis (2 of the following 3 criteria):
* osteophytes
* joint space narrowing
* ESR\<20mm/hr (American College of Rheumatology Criteria for the Classification and Reporting of Osteoarthritis of the Hip)
* Referred for physiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previous hip arthroplasty, history of congenital/adolescent hip disease
* Clinical signs of lumbar spine disease
* Physiotherapy in previous 6 months
* Pregnancy
* Hip fracture
* Contraindications to exercise therapy
* Contraindications to manual therapy
* On waiting list for joint replacement within the next 18 weeks
* Rheumatic diseases e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, etc
* Hip cortisone injection in previous 30 days
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
40 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT00709566
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00709566