Te Tauwhiro Turi ma te Rongoa: Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Study

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000469718
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 12 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be eligible for the study if they meet the following criteria:
1)They are over 18 years of age; and
2)They have knee pain that is due to OA.

Diagnosis of knee OA will occur in one of two ways:
a)Self-reported (by participant) as diagnosed by a specified health professional (e.g. general practitioner ; or
b)Fulfilled National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) knee OA diagnostic criteria assessed by questionnaire (as part of the recruitment visit).

The NICE diagnostic criteria are:
i.Are you 45 years of age or older? (required response: Yes)
ii.Do you have knee pain when you use your knee? (such as with or after walking, stairs, squatting, running etc.) (required response: Yes)
iii.Have you had an acute (sudden) knee injury in the last 6 months? (required response: No)
iv.Do you have knee stiffness in the morning that takes longer than 30 minutes to ease? (required response: No)
v.Is your knee hot and swollen or getting worse quickly? (required response: No)

These criteria mean that:
- if someone has been diagnosed with knee OA by a health professional, they do not need to meet the NICE requirement of being 45 years of age or older (i.e. a 25 year old who had been diagnosed with knee OA by a health professional is eligible).
- If someone has not previously had their knee pain diagnosed as being due to OA by a health professional, they must meet NICE diagnostic criteria including that they are 45 years of age or older (i.e. a 35 year old with knee pain that has not been diagnosed as being due to OA by a health professional, will not be eligible).

Exclusion Criteria

Consumer participants will not be eligible for the study if they:
1)have had a total or partial knee joint replacement or have an existing booking for knee joint replacement surgery in the next 12 months.
2)have had knee surgery (e.g. arthroscopy) or other knee procedures (e.g. joint injection) in the last 12 months or have an existing booking for knee surgery or other procedure in the next 12 months.
3)are unable to read and write in English.
4)live in the same household as someone who has already been recruited into the study (to prevent group contamination).
5)have taken part in the feasibility study.
6)have participated in a DHB funded Mobility Action Programme or ACC funded Escalated Care Programme for knee OA
7) have a psychotic disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified