An observational study in Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis and Shoulder Osteoarthritis, sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. Recruiting at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-13.
Sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York · Observational
The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.
628 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis, Hip; 121 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 432 is above the median of 141 across 154 observational studies indexed under Osteoarthritis, Hip.
Browse Osteoarthritis, Hip studies →Hospital for Special Surgery, New York is the lead sponsor of 218 studies on the registry; 40 are open to participants now.
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Adult patients undergoing joint replacement surgery who are self-reported golfers and have a desire to return to golf postoperatively
Exclusion Criteria:
Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty
Patients will be asked if they have returned to golf (putting, chipping, 9 holes, 18 holes, etc) following joint arthroplasty.
Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively
Golf awareness after arthroplasty score
This questionnaire assesses awareness of the joint replacement while playing golf and engaging in specific golf activities. A higher score represents more awareness, whereas a lower score represents less awareness.
Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively
Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS JR)
The HOOS JR measures overall hip health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total hip disability and 100 represents perfect hip health. This will be administered specifically to patients undergoing hip arthroplasty.
Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR)
The KOOS JR measures overall knee health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total knee disability and 100 represents perfect knee health. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo knee arthroplasty.
Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES)
The ASES measures shoulder function on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents worse function and 100 represents best function. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo shoulder arthroplasty.
Time frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively
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