Rocking chairs may speed hip surgery recovery, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT07544550
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether gently rocking in a chair three times a day for 30 minutes helps people aged 65 and older recover after hip replacement surgery. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to either rock or sit still in a chair. Researchers will measure how many people complete the study and how acceptable the rocking feels, along with exploring effects on pain, nausea, anxiety, and walking.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rocking chair
- What this could lead to
- If rocking proves helpful, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain and nausea after hip surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study testing if the idea works at all. It may show no benefit over sitting still, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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65 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: * scheduled to undergo an elective primary total hip arthroplasty * Weigh less than 163kg (limit of rocking chair) * Able to consent * Able to rock with at least one leg Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to sit in a chair for at least 30 minutes at a time * Hospitalized more than 24 hours after surgery * Cannot read and understand the English language * Planned disposition to rehabilitation facility or skilled nursing facility * Known vestibular dysfunction (such as Menieres, traumatic brain injury, vertigo)
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