Patient Education Program for Osteoarthritis With Exercise Included

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Exercise in a group; Other: Home exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01119547
• Lead Sponsor: Lund University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if inclusion of exercise in an education program for patients with osteoarthritis can improve self efficacy, self-perceived health and function.

Detailed Description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease, considered to be one of the major national diseases that cause suffering for affected patients and costs for society.The predominant symptoms are pain, stiffness and impaired quality of life, often together with psychological distress. Treatment often consists of medication. Later in the disease, when the joint is destroyed, joint replacement surgery commonly occurs. Physical exercises aimed to increase muscle strength, endurance, proprioception and stability have proved to influence cartilage as well as function, symptoms and quality of life positively. Physical exercise may also reduce the need for hospital care after knee joint replacement.Research suggests that patient education is feasible and valuable in terms of improvements in quality of life, in function, in well-being and improved coping . Accordingly, guidelines recommend education and exercise as a core treatment for osteoarthritis.

Since 1994, Primary Health Care in Malmö has used a patient education programme directed towards OA.The program does not include exercise. In 2007-09 a study was made to investigate this education program.The study showed improvements in self-perceived health and in a few functional tests but not in self-efficacy.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-06
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-07
• Study Start: 2010-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

• Must be able to speak and understand swedish

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise in group	Exercise in a group	The patients is doing their individual exercise program in a group.
Home exercise	Home exercise	The patients is training at home during 6 v. with an individual exercise program.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Arthritis self-efficacy scale	after 4 month	Measure the patients self-efficacy
QuickDash	after 4 month	Measure self-percieved function of the arm/hand
Grip Ability Test	after 4 month	Measure function of the hand
One-leg rising from sitting to standing	at baseline	measure the strength
One leg rising from sitting to standing	after 4 month	measure the strength

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
EQ5D	after 4 month	Measure self-percieved health
Bipedal rising from sitting to standing	after 4 month	measure the strength
Jamar	after 4 month	Measure the handstrength
Standing on one leg with eyes open and standing on one leg with eyes closed	after 4 month	measure the balance
One-legged jump	after 4 month	measure strength and balance
PinchGauge	after 4 month	Measure the fingers strength

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Primary Health Care; 🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne, Sweden