Simple foot exercises may boost hip replacement recovery
NCT ID NCT07665801
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding foot core exercises to standard hip rehab can improve leg strength, balance, and function after total hip replacement. Fifty participants will either do routine hip exercises or those plus foot exercises for 12 weeks. Researchers will measure muscle changes and movement quality using ultrasound and other tools.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Foot core exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve recovery and mobility after hip replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants. The exercises may not provide significant benefits over standard hip rehab alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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50 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being between 50 and 80 years old, * Having at least 2 months elapsed since total hip arthroplasty surgery, * Being willing to participate in the study, * Being literate. Exclusion Criteria: * Having undergone revision total hip arthroplasty surgery, * Having a cognitive level below 21 on the MoCA scale, or having any neurological or rheumatological disease, * Inability to ambulate, * Having any history of lower extremity trauma or other surgical procedures, * Having toe-related pathologies that may affect pressure distribution and the course of exercise, such as hallux valgus or Morton's neuroma.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
RECRUITINGAnkara, Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye)
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