The PraxArth-Study: Improving quality of life of osteoarthritis patients by directed training of general practictioners (GPs) and a telephone follow up through practice nurses

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoarthritis (OA)

• Registration Number: ISRCTN87252339
• Lead Sponsor: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung) (BMBF) (Germany)

Brief Summary

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16029495

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-05-24
• Study Completion: 2005-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1125

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients, diagnosed with gonarthritis or coxarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Citeria (identified by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - tenth revision [ICD-10] code in patient's file: M 16.0-16.9, M 17.0-17.5). Participating practices keep an alphabetic record of their patients. Patients from this list are contacted in consecutive order of appearance in the practice and informed about the option to participate in the study.
2. Written informed consent of the patient.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insufficient German language skills
2. Patients who contacted the practice for emergencies only or as a substitute practice

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life assessed by the AIMS2-SF questionnaire, an internationally validated instrument for the assessment of quality of life among arthritis patients

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Secondary outcomes include:<br> 1. Health care utilization (referrals to orthopedists, imaging, inpatient care, physiotherapy)<br> 2. Medication (evidence based use of NSAR, application of World Health Organisation [WHO]-recommendations)<br> 3. Physical activity<br> 4. Patient satisfaction (modified EUROPEP-questionnaire)<br> 5. Potential confounders are being controlled (concurrent depression may influence the potential motivational change for more physical activity: PHQ-9)<br>