A trial aiming to improve the effectiveness of physiotherapy-led exercise for knee pain in older adults in primary care - The BEEP pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England, Musculoskeletal; Subtopic: Not Assigned, Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics); Disease: Musculoskeletal, All Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Knee pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23294263
• Lead Sponsor: Keele University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-05-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 28 May 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 45 years and over, either sex
2. Knee pain or stiffness in one or both knees
3. Primary Care referrals
4. Willing to participate in study
5. Able to give informed consent
6. Has access to a telephone
7. Able to read and write in English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those with potentially serious pathology, e.g. inflammatory arthritis, malignancy etc
2. Those who have had a total hip or knee replacement to the affected side
3. Those who are already on a waiting list for a total knee or hip replacement
4. Those for whom exercise interventions are contra-indicated
5. Those who have received an exercise programme from a physiotherapist or an injection in the last 3 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT-OARSI) clinical responder criteria, collected at baseline, 3 and 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures