New exercise routine may boost hip replacement recovery
NCT ID NCT06009432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) exercises to standard care helps people who have had a total hip replacement. Sixty patients, all at least 60 years old and six weeks post-surgery, took part. The goal was to see if the extra exercises could improve pain, balance, movement, and daily function better than usual care alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better rehabilitation program to help people recover more quickly and with less pain after hip replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added exercises may not provide significant benefit over usual care.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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60 years and older
- 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: * Having undergone unilateral total hip arthroplasty surgery and being 6 weeks postoperative * Participate in all necessary follow-up assessments * 60 years of age or older * Understand simple commands * Signing the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * A previous history of total hip arthroplasty * Presence of revision surgery * Presence of severe osteoarthritis in the contralateral hip * Severe acute metabolic neuromuscular and cardiovascular diseases * Severe obesity (bki\>35) * Presence of malignancy * Have any other orthopedic or neurological problem that may affect treatment and assessments * Situations that prevent communication * Lack of cooperation during the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Muğla
Muğla, Turkey (Türkiye)
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