Effectiveness of self help groups in osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis.Gonarthrosis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201106036698N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
having knee osteoarthritis; able to communicate; Living in Tabriz and suburbs.
Exclusion criteria:
having mild and traumatic osteoarthritis; having age below 40 and over 60 years; vision and hearing impairment and inability to speak; don’t have refractory disease and psychological problems; disability to travel and regular participation in group therapy sessions (intervention group); Following a treatment other than those prescribed; sever osteoarthritis in other joints (except knee).
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: 6 month. Method of measurement: SF-36 Quality of life questionnaire.;Self-efficacy. Timepoint: 6 month. Method of measurement: Arthritis self-efficacy scale of Stanford Patient Education Research Center.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: 6 month. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.