Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Shoulder Osteoarthritis. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States, United Kingdom
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Golfing After Orthopaedic Surgery: a Longitudinal Follow-up (GOLF) Project
Overview
The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.
Primary outcome measures
- Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty [Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Golf awareness after arthroplasty score [Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively]
- Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS JR) [Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively]
- Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR) [Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively]
- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES) [Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18+ years
- A self-reported golfer
- Able to consent to treatment
- Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires
- Declining operative management
- No desire to return to golf postoperatively
- Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Hospital for Special Surgery — New York
United Kingdom · 1 center
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh — Edinburgh
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05675618 · 2021-0437