Effect of telephone-delivered advice on pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis: Telecare trial

The University of Melbourne0 个研究点目标入组 175 人开始时间: 2016年1月20日最近更新: 2024年4月15日

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•Participants aged 45 years or over with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) will be recruited. People will be eligible if they report average knee pain of at least 4 on 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS), have had knee pain for greater than 3 months, have activity-related joint pain and have morning stiffness <30 minutes duration.

•- on the waiting list for a knee or hip replacement, or planning any lower limb or spinal surgery in the coming 12 months
•- have had a knee joint replacement in the affected knee
•- undergone knee surgery in the prior 3 months
•- currently undertaking exercise prescribed by a health professional in the past 6 months
•- unable to speak or read English
•- unable to use/access a telephone
•- self-reported diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
•- any neurological condition (such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, polio, a neuropathy, peripheral nerve disease, Parkinson’s disease) that affects ability to exercise safely
•- any cardiovascular condition (such as unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled metabolic disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm)
•- fail pre-exercise screening (consists of seven questions which are answered YES or NO, and are designed to identify individuals with signs or symptoms of underlying disease, or who may be at higher risk of an adverse event during exercise)
•- fail additional questions regarding falls risk or 'house bound' - which have been added to identify whether or not individuals have a higher risk of falls/adverse events when carrying out home exercises.
•-unable to commit to the study for 12 months.

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