Enhancing Exercise Adherence Among Patients With Lateral Hip Pain

NCT07597343 | Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 25/PR/0403336293
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) is a condition that causes pain on the outer side of the hip. This clinical trial tests a simple exercise timing approach for adults with GTPS. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Can enough people with GTPS be recruited and complete this study?
• How many participants fill in their questionnaires at all five check-ins?
• Do participants find the exercise timing approach easy and acceptable? Researchers will compare three groups. Each group receives different guidance on when to do their exercises. This will show whether timing guidance (with or without reminders) works better than usual care. Participants will:
• Follow a prescribed hip exercise programme set by their healthcare provider
• Fill in a short daily survey (1-2 minutes) for 28 days
• Complete online questionnaires about hip pain, movement, and exercise at five - points over about three months
• Join an online group discussion at the end of the study Adults aged 18 and over may take part if they:
• Have been diagnosed with GTPS by a healthcare provider
• Are able to exercise safely
• Own a mobile phone Taking part may help participants keep up with their prescribed exercises, which may in turn reduce hip pain and improve daily activities. It could also help researchers find better ways to support people with GTPS in the future.

Conditions

Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome; Hip Pain

Keywords

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome; Exercise adherence; Feasibility trial; Behavioural intervention; Hip pain; Rehabilitation; Exercise timing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Recruitment Rate

  The number of patients invited to participate and the number who provide informed consent at end of recruitment period.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Retention Rate

  The number of participants who withdraw from the study and those who do not complete their scheduled online follow-up questionnaires.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Completion Rate

  The proportion of participants who fully complete all outcome measurement scales at each scheduled assessment point.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• The Exercise Adherence Scale (EXAS)

  Daily from Baseline (Day 1) up to Day 28

• The Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS)- Section B

  Day 7, Day 28, Day 42, and Day 84 (up to 12 weeks)

• Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ)

  Day 1 (Baseline)

• Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment - Gluteal Tendinopathy (VISA-G)

  Baseline (Day 1), Day 28, Day 42, and Day 84 (up to 12 weeks)

• Non-Arthritic Hip Score (NAHS)

  Baseline (Day 1), Day 28, Day 42, and Day 84 (up to 12 weeks)

Study Arms (3)

Group A (ASAP with reminders)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive an information leaflet explaining the rationale for early-morning exercise and a weekly digital reminder reinforcing adherence to the ASAP schedule

Behavioral: Enhancing exercise adherence among patients with lateral hip pain

Group B (ASAP without reminders)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive the same information leaflet but no reminders

Behavioral: Enhancing exercise adherence among patients with lateral hip pain

Group C (Usual care control)

NO INTERVENTION

Participants continue their prescribed exercises without any additional timing guidance or reminders

Interventions

Enhancing exercise adherence among patients with lateral hip pain BEHAVIORAL

Time-based motivational intervention to improve exercise adherence

Group A (ASAP with reminders); Group B (ASAP without reminders)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS): Participants must have been diagnosed with GTPS by a qualified healthcare provider
• Age: Participants aged 18 years or above
• Willingness to Participate: Participants must express a willingness to participate in the study
• Ability to Understand and Provide Informed Consent: Participants must be able to comprehend the study details, provide informed consent, and actively engage in the intervention and assessment processes
• Ability to Perform Prescribed Exercises: Participants should be physically able to perform the prescribed exercises safely to actively engage in the intervention as assessed by their NHS treating healthcare practitioner
• Having a mobile phone

You may not qualify if:

• Age: Participants aged under 18 years.
• Severe Medical or Psychiatric Conditions: Participants who suffer from severe medical or psychiatric disorders that could significantly impact their ability to engage in the intervention or comply with the exercise program will not be included.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Loughborough University: lead
• University Hospitals, Leicester: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University Hospitals of Leicester NHT Trust, Department of Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine

Leicester, Leictershaire, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Ian Taylor, PhD

  School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Florence Kinnafick, PhD

  School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Wafa R Alrubaia, MSc

CONTACT

+447472358659; W.R.S.Alrubaia@lboro.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants are informed that the study investigates strategies to support adherence to prescribed hip-strengthening exercises and that they will be placed into one of three groups, each receiving different guidance on exercise timing. However, participants are not informed of the specific study hypothesis, or the details of between-group comparisons. This partial masking is intended to minimise expectancy effects and reduce performance bias. Full debriefing will be provided to all participants upon completion of the study.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 12, 2026
• First Posted: May 19, 2026
• Study Start: September 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2027
• Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)