The experiences of patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The experiences of patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome.
IRAS ID
239858
Contact name
Gareth Stephens
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NCT03720587, Clinicaltrials.gov
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 4 days
Research summary
Lay title: The experiences of patients with pain on the outside of the hip.
Background: Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing pain on the outside of the hip (Grimaldi et al, 2015). It affects up to 23.5% of women and 8% of men between 50-75 years old (Segal et al., 2007). Sufferers report comparable quality of life and functional performance, to patients with end stage Osteoarthritis of the hip and a significant number of patients with GTPS continue to report symptoms 2 years after onset (Fearon, et al, 2017).
It is now widely acknowledged that psychosocial factors such as fear, avoidance, damage beliefs, catastrophisation, low self-efficacy, depression and anxiety are strong predictors of poor recovery from spinal pain (Alhowimel et al, 2018; Hauser et al, 2014; Jarvik et al, 2005; Vlaeyen, Crombez, & Linton, 2016). Equally, it is understood that addressing these psychological factors is an essential part of rehabilitation (Buchbinder et al, 2018). This approach to persistent pain does not appear commonplace though. When treating patients with peripheral pain, for example hip pain, clinicians tend to target patho-anatomical causes of pain with their treatments (Littlewood, et al, 2012; Smith et al., 2017).
There is growing evidence to suggest that psychological barriers to recovery are present in patients with peripheral pain (McAuliffe et al., 2017; Cuff & Littlewood, 2017; Gillespie et al., 2017; Smith et al., 2018). The experiences and beliefs of patients suffering with GTPS are unknown.
Methods: A purposive sample of 10 patients with a diagnosis of GTPS will be identified from specialist clinics in an elective Orthopaedic Hospital. Semi-structured telephone interviews will be conducted to explore their experiences, beliefs and expectations in relation to five pre-determined themes.Purpose: To explore the experiences, beliefs and expectations of patients with GTPS to inform the development of interventions for evaluation in future research.
REC name
London - Surrey Borders Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/2014
Date of REC Opinion
20 Nov 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion