Exercise plus education may ease hip arthritis pain

NCT ID NCT06391554

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Aarhus Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether adding a 12-week progressive resistance training program to a patient education class improves daily function and pain in people with hip osteoarthritis. 150 participants will be randomly assigned to either exercise plus education or education alone, and followed for 12 months. A smaller group will also have MRI scans to see if exercise affects the hip joint cartilage.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: progressive resistance training (exercise) and patient education
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that combining exercise with education is better than education alone for managing hip osteoarthritis symptoms.
What could go wrong: This is a mid-sized trial (150 people) and results may not apply to everyone. Exercise may not provide additional benefit over education alone, and some participants may find the program too demanding.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2024

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

45 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically diagnosed with hip OA according to the criteria by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) * Radiographic verification of hip OA diagnosis with Kellgren Lawrence score of 2 or 3 in one or both hips * Not scheduled for a total hip replacement within the following 12 months * An event of hip pain every day of at least 3 out of 10 on a numerical rating scale during the last 14 days * Age ≥ 45 years * Adequacy in written and spoken Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbidity that markedly influences hip function or degeneration of tissue in or around the hip joint (rheumatic, neurological, mental or other) * Surgery in the lower extremities within the six months prior to inclusion * BMI \> 40 * Pregnancy * Resistance exercise (weights or elastic bands) for the lower extremities exceeding 12 sessions over the last 6 months or 6 sessions over the last 3 months * Suffering from claustrophobia or not tolerating whole body MRI scanner * Metallic implants from the waist to just above the knee * Pacemaker or other medical devices that are not MR approved

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis, hip

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hip osteoarthritis

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The places running it

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Exercise plus education may ease hip arthritis pain

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