ACTRN12615000490572
Completed
N/A
In patients with knee osteoarthritis, who are overweight or obese, does referral to a telephone-based weight management and coaching program, compared to usual care, decrease patient pain.
Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Local Health District.0 sites120 target enrollmentMay 18, 2015
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Sponsor
- Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Local Health District.
- Enrollment
- 120
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primary complaint of pain in the knee due to knee osteoarthritis.
- •Aged 18 years or over.
- •Classified as overweight or obese with a self\-reported body mass index (BMI) between 27 or greater and less than 40\.
- •Have access to and can use a telephone.
- •Duration of longer than 3 months since the onset of knee pain.
- •Average back pain intensity of 3 or greater out of 10 over the past week on a numerical rating scale of 0 to 10\.
- •Moderate level of interference in activities of daily living (adaption of item 8 on SF\-36\).
Exclusion Criteria
- •A known or suspected serious pathology as the underlying cause of knee pain, such as a fracture, infection, rheumatoid arthritis or malignancy (cancer).
- •A previous history of obesity surgery.
- •Currently participating in any prescribed, medically supervised or commercial weight loss program.
- •Knee surgery in the last 6 months or planned surgery in the next 6 months.
- •Inability to walk unaided.
- •Unable to comply with the study protocol, adapt meals or exercise, due to non\-independent living arrangements.
- •Any medical or physical impairment, apart from knee pain, precluding safe participation in exercise such as uncontrolled hypertension, or morbid obesity (BMI \>40\).
- •Cannot speak and read English.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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