%0 Journal Article
%@ 1929-0748
%I JMIR Publications
%V 10
%N 7
%P e29322
%T The Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER) as an eHealth Approach to Presurgical Hip Replacement Education: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Miller,William C
%A Mohammadi,Somayyeh
%A Watson,Wendy
%A Crocker,Morag
%A Westby,Marie
%+ GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Program, 4255 Laurel St, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 2G9, Canada, 1 604 714 4108, bill.miller@ubc.ca
%K total hip replacement
%K osteoarthritis
%K eHealth
%K prehabiliatation
%K preoperative education
%K randomized controlled trial
%K evaluation
%K feasibility
%K rehabilitation
%K recovery
%K hip
%K bone
%K surgery
%K education
%D 2021
%7 6.7.2021
%9 Protocol
%J JMIR Res Protoc
%G English
%X Background: Osteoarthritis (OA), leading to hip replacement (THR), is a primary contributor to global mobility impairment. In 2018, more than 59,000 THR surgeries were performed in Canada. Health promotion education, such as prehabilitation, is vital to optimizing surgical outcomes. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER), an eHealth approach to prehabilitation education. Methods: A single-blind (assessor-blind), 2-arm, feasibility randomized controlled trial will be conducted. We will recruit 40 (HIPPER group, n=20; control group, n=20) older adults with hip OA and on a waitlist for a THR. The HIPPER intervention consists of 12 online, interactive modules. The control group will receive the current standard practice consisting of 2 online educational sessions lasting 2 hours each (webinars). Feasibility outcomes (eg, recruitment and retention rates) will be evaluated. Results: Recruitment started in March 2021. As of April 20, 2021, 18 participants were recruited. All 18 completed T1 measures. Only 1 participant has been scheduled to have a surgery and therefore has been scheduled to complete T2 measures. The remainder of the participants are waiting to be notified of their surgery date. This project was funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant. Our institute’s research ethics board approved this study in November 2016. Conclusions: Results will lead to refinement of the HIPPER protocol in order to evaluate a standardized and geographically accessible prehabilitation program. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02969512; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02969512 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/29322 
%M 34255722
%R 10.2196/29322
%U https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/7/e29322
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/29322
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34255722