Optimization of exerCise Therapy by stratified Care in patients with knee Osteoarthritis in a Primary care Setting
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- VU Amsterdam, Department of Health Sciences
- Enrollment
- 408
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Knoop J, et al. Identification of phenotypes with different clinical outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2011;63(11):1535-1542.
- van der Esch M, et al. Clinical phenotypes in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a study in the Amsterdam osteoarthritis cohort. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Apr;23(4):544-9.
- Knoop J, et al. Knee joint stabilization therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013;21(8):1025-34.
- de Rooij M, et al. Efficacy of Tailored Exercise Therapy on Physical Functioning in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Comorbidity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Jun;69(6):807-816.
- Knoop J, et al. Is a model of stratified exercise therapy by physical therapists in primary care feasible in patients with knee osteoarthritis? Under review.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •knee pain (NRS during walking \>\= 2/10\) persisting for at least 3 months as their reason to visit the PT;
- •\- clinical diagnosis of knee OA according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, assessed by the PT, which is: knee pain and at least three of the following six items: age ≥ 45 years; morning stiffness \< 30 minutes; crepitations; bone sensitivity; bony enlargement of the joint margin;no palpable warmth;
Exclusion Criteria
- •\- age \< 40 or \> 85 years;
- •\- severe knee pain (i.e., NRS pain severity during walking \>\= 9/10\);
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified