Investigating the Impact of a Shared Decision-Making Tool

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Other: Shared Decision-Making Tool; Other: Standard of Care; Other: Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05411939

2000032637

No NIH funding (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about how the use of a Shared Decision-Making Tool (SDMT) will impact a patient's decision-making to pursue treatment for knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

The main purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the SDMT on patient decision- making regarding various treatment modalities for knee osteoarthritis. If the SDMT is found to be beneficial, it can be implemented to help engage patients in their care and support more efficient implementation of treatment suggestions. This subsequently will improve patient's quality of life. Getting patients who have not taken advantage of preventive care or healthy lifestyles to change is paramount to making the medical experience in America more equal for all its citizens and reducing total societal costs. Building provider-patient communication tools that resonate with all stakeholders should inform patients as they work to make health decisions that reflect their individual beliefs.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 45-64
• mild to moderate knee pain consistent with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

• known inflammatory disease diagnosis (ex. Lupus, Sjogren, or rheumatoid arthritis, prior knee replacement, acute knee trauma)
• BMI over 45
• persons from vulnerable populations

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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105 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Other group

Description:

Patients in the control arm of the study will watch a short video and then receive standard of care counseling with an orthopaedic surgeon.

Treatment:

Other: Video

Other: Standard of Care

Shared Decision-Making Tool

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the treatment arm of the study will watch a short video and then receive standard of care counseling with an orthopaedic surgeon that includes discussion of the shared decision-making tool.

Treatment:

Other: Video

Other: Standard of Care

Other: Shared Decision-Making Tool