Optimized Referral of Knee Patients to the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Interventions: Other: Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic

• Registration Number: NCT02673801
• Lead Sponsor: Central Jutland Regional Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate an algorithm to screen patients with suspected knee osteoarthritis referred to an orthopedic outpatient clinic by using radiographs and patient-reported symptoms. It will be investigated whether the algorithm is able to identify which patients that are deemed relevant to undergo an orthopedic assessment. This will be evaluated by estimating the sensitivity of the new algorithm compared to with the traditional clinical assessment of the patients.

Detailed Description

Further description is provided as eligibility criteria and outcome measures.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Study Start: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2015-10
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 226

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients with a new referral to the orthopedic outpatient clinic with suspected knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive or language problems that precludes the filling in of the questionnaires
• Unwillingness to answer the questionnaires
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, neurological diseases or cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patient referred to orthopedic clinic	Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic	Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic as well as a new algorithm (using patient-reported symptoms and radiographic evaluation) will be applied

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
"Relevant" or "Not relevant" for orthopedic assessment	Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)	Results from the algorithm as well as radiographs and the clinic examination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Injury an Osteoarhtritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	At baseline	Patient reported symptoms, stiffness, pain, activities of daily living (ADL), function in sport and recreation and knee related quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Silkeborg Regional Hospital; 🇩🇰 Silkeborg, Denmark