Rocking Chair Trial for Elderly Hip Surgery Recovery
Summary
A feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial (NCT07544550) registered on ClinicalTrials.gov exploring the use of a rocking chair as post-operative treatment for adults aged 65 or older following total hip arthroplasty. The trial compares active rocking in a rocking chair against sitting upright in a stationary chair. Primary aims focus on feasibility and acceptability; exploratory aims assess the impact of rocking on pain, gastrointestinal effects, anxiety, ambulation, and additional healthcare visits. Conditions: Postoperative Care.
“Feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial exploring the use of a rocking chair after a total hip arthroplasty in adults who are aged 65 or older.”
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ClinicalTrials.gov registered a randomized controlled feasibility trial (NCT07544550) evaluating rocking chairs as post-operative treatment for older adults following hip surgery. The trial will randomize participants aged 65+ to active rocking in a rocking chair versus sitting upright in a stationary chair, with primary endpoints measuring feasibility and acceptability and exploratory endpoints assessing pain, gastrointestinal function, anxiety, ambulation, and healthcare utilization.
This is an informational clinical trial registration entry and does not create compliance obligations. Healthcare providers and clinical investigators conducting or referring patients for hip replacement recovery may wish to note this trial as a potential enrollment opportunity for eligible patients.
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Rocking Chairs as Post-operative Treatment for Older Adults After Hip Surgery
N/A NCT07544550 Kind: NA Apr 22, 2026
Abstract
Feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial exploring the use of a rocking chair after a total hip arthroplasty in adults who are aged 65 or older. Primary aims include its feasibility and acceptability; exploratory aims include the impact of rocking on pain, gastrointestinal effects, anxiety, ambulation, and additional healthcare visits.
Conditions: Postoperative Care
Interventions: Active rocking in a rocking chair, Sitting upright in a stationary chair
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