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Effectiveness of group cognitive behavioural therapy on pain, functional disability and psychological outcomes among knee osteoarthritis patients seen at Malaysian government hospital

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
knee osteoarthritis
Registration Number
ACTRN12616001486415
Lead Sponsor
Research University Grants (RUGS), University of Putra Malaysia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
262
Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients with OA of the knee who are aged 35 to 75 years;
2.Patients diagnosed with primary knee OA on the basis of medical evaluation (knee pain for most days of previous month and bony enlargement of the knee) and radiographic examination (Kellgren- Lawrence) of grade 2 or more; and
3.Patients with an average pain intensity of 40 or more on a 100mm visual analogue scale in the 7 days before baseline assessment.
4.Written informed consent will be obtained from each patient.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with knee pain caused by conditions other than knee OA;
2.Patients who had knee replacement surgery of the affected knee in the past year;
3.Patients who had undergone psychological treatment or any other clinical study during the past 12 months; and
4.Patients diagnosed with mental disorder, pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
knee pain intensity[mean change in Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) knee pain against baseline and six months post treatment completion]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
functional disability[mean change in Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) functional disability against baseline and six months post treatment completion];depression[mean change in Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) depression score against baseline and six months post treatment completion];Anxiety[mean change in Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) anxiety score against baseline and six months post treatment completion];Stress[mean change in Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) stress score against baseline and six months post treatment completion];Fear- avoidance beliefs[mean change in fear- avoidance beliefs score against baseline and six months post treatment completion];Pain self- efficacy[mean change in pain self- efficacy score against baseline and six months post treatment completion];Pain catastrophising[mean change in pain catastrophising score against baseline and six months post treatment completion]
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