Booster sessions for maintaining the effect of neuromuscular exercise and progressive resistance training in hip osteoarthritis: 12-month follow-up from a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial
Primary result · 30s-CST, mean change (chair stands)Result — go to the resultDifference 0.3 chair stands 95% CI −0.6 to 1.2Authors' conclusion
EBS were not superior to CON for maintaining effects for functional performance, hip pain or hip-related quality of life at 12 months.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with clinically diagnosed hip osteoarthritis (OA) after supervised exercise, hospitals and physiotherapy clinics
- Participants
- 160 patients
- Comparison
- Exercise booster sessions vs no further intervention after supervised exercise
- Exercise booster sessions (EBS)n = 84
- CONn = 76reference
- Primary endpoint
- Change in the 30-second Chair Stand Test (30s-CST) from 3 to 12 months
- Follow-up
- 3 to 12 months
Methodological detailsmulticentre, cluster-randomised, parallel-group, assessor-blinded, superiority, Enrolment January 18th 2021 to April 28th 2023
- Multicentre
- Cluster-randomised
- Parallel-group
- Assessor-blinded
- Superiority
- Enrolment January 18th 2021 to April 28th 2023
Primary result
30s-CST, mean change (chair stands)
Difference
0.3 chair stands
95% CI −0.6 to 1.2
Change by group
EBS
0.8
mean · 95% CI 0.1–1.5 · chair stands
CON
0.5
mean · 95% CI −0.1–1.1 · chair stands
EBSvs CON
difference 0.3 chair stands (95% CI −0.6 to 1.2)
As reported in the abstract
Secondary outcomes
Mean, points
| Outcome | EBS | CON | Difference (points) (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key secondary: HOOS pain, mean change (points) · 3 to 12 months | 4.0 (95% CI −0.8–8.7) | 1.1 (95% CI −3.6–5.7) | 2.9 (−3.8 to 9.6) | |
| Key secondary: HOOS hip-related QoL, mean change (points) · 3 to 12 months | 6.8 (95% CI 1.4–12.2) | 1.5 (95% CI −3.8–6.8) | 5.3 (−2.2 to 12.9) | |
| −1001020Difference, points (linear scale) |
Original publication
Booster sessions for maintaining the effect of neuromuscular exercise and progressive resistance training in hip osteoarthritis: 12-month follow-up from a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. Published 23 July 2025. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →