Integrated Treatment Program for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Osteoarthritis Knee

Treatments: Behavioral: self management education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02200107

OA-knee 015/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the ability to assimilate and implement an integrated treatment program osteoarthritis of the knee, including the diagnosis and follow-up by a family physician in primary care clinics, combined with patient self-care training and physiotherapy program

Enrollment: 155 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Active complaint of knee pain
• Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis according to X-ray
• Morning stiffness of less than 30 minutes AND/OR crepitus in active movement
• Ability to read Hebrew

Exclusion criteria

• Previous participation in physiotherapy treatment program
• Gout in knee, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia
• Complaints that appear in a knee which was operated in the past
• Dementia
• Severe limitations in mobility

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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155 participants in 2 patient groups

self management education

Experimental group

Description:

self management education program delivered by family doctor in primary care clinics and during and physical therapy design

Treatment:

Behavioral: self management education

control

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine follow up according to standard practice