A single-center, prospective, randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with CI-type Osteonecrosis of the femoral head: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract [EXSCINDED] Background Appropriate exercise training is beneficial to improve the clinical efficacy and early recovery of patients with Osteonecrosis of the femoral head. There is currently no effective lifestyle recommendation for patients with Osteonecrosis of the femoral head and lack of data demonstrating the clinical efficacy of exercise therapy for patients with Osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Our study is aimed to determine the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of CI-type Osteonecrosis of the femoral head.Design 866 participants who met the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The experimental group will carry out a two-year shock wave treatment with exercise training and oral Tongluo Shenggu Jiaonang treatment, the control group will only carry out a two-year shock wave treatment with oral Tongluo Shenggu Jiaonang intervention. The clinical efficacy and imaging changes between the two groups will be compared to determine if exercise training is helpful for Osteonecrosis of the femoral head.Discussion This is a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial to determine if exercise training is effective for Osteonecrosis of the femoral head.