Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery
Recruiting now
Conditions studied: Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Shoulder Osteoarthritis
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05675618
- Run by
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- People needed
- 432
- Starts
- 2023-01-09
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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.)
Where it is running
- Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh — Edinburgh, United Kingdom (enrolling)
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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