Can Computer-based Telephone Counseling Improve Long-term Adherence to Strength Training in Elders With Knee OA? (BOOST)

Boston University Charles River Campus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Treatments: Behavioral: TLC

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01394874

H133B100003-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to determine whether computer-based telephone counseling will improve adherence to strength training in a population of elders with knee osteoarthritis.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• osteoarthritis of the knee (ICD-9 Code of 715.16, 715.09 or 715.9)
• lives within interstate 95
• age 55 or older
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Stroke or heart attack in last 3 months
• Treatment for cancer
• Severe systemic disease
• Medical condition that limits physical activity
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Plans for knee replacement
• Dementia or inability to follow exercise instructions and TLC system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Telephone-linked Communication (TLC)

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive the computer-based telephone counseling.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TLC

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This is the control group. They will receive the exercise class, however, they will not receive the telephone counseling.