NCT03720587

The Experiences of Patients With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing pain on the outside of the hip. This study aims to explore the experiences, beliefs and expectations of patients with GTPS, using semi-structured interviews.

Detailed description

Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing pain on the outside of the hip. There is growing evidence to suggest that psychological barriers to recovery are present in patients with peripheral pain. The experiences and beliefs of patients suffering with GTPS are unknown. This study aims to explore the experiences, beliefs and expectations of patients with GTPS, using semi-structured interviews to inform the development of interventions for evaluation in future research.

Conditions

• Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Semi-structured interviews	Semi-struuctured telephone interviews

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2019-04-12
• Completion: 2019-04-12
• First posted: 2018-10-25
• Last updated: 2023-09-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom