Effectiveness and efficiency of a supervised strength-machine based hip and knee training for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis: A controlled study in the context of health service research.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: M16.9; M17.9; Coxarthrosis, unspecified; Gonarthrosis, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00009257
• Lead Sponsor: AOK Baden-Württemberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09-11
• Study Completion: 2019-04-03
• Results First Posted: 2022-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 143

Inclusion Criteria

Lifetime prevalence of hip and/or knee OA diagnosed by a medical practitioner
Insurant of the insurance company offering the exercise program
Physical and mental ability to participate in the interventional program

Exclusion Criteria

- Hypertension Stage 2-3: reread systolic blood pressure >160 prior maximum strength testing, reread diastolic blood pressure >100 prior maximum strength testing (Intervention group only)

- Significant established osteoporosis requiring treatment, previous spontaneous or low impact fracture
- Co-morbidities leading to major impairments in everyday life and representing contra-indications for physical activities
- Artificial joint replacement at the knee and/or hip joint within the last 6 months
- Surgery at the lower extremity within the last 3 months
- Regular use of gait aids
- Self-reported acute illness on t0
- Insufficient German language ability for self-administered questionnaires (IG)
- Current employment in the health care insurance

Exclusion criteria for primary data analysis only:
- < 15 points on the WOMAC Index, subscale pain (0-100) and < 15 points on the WOMAC Index, subscale physical functioning

In case of a previous artificial joint replacement at the hip and/or knee joint:
- Acute joint inflammation
- Instable anchoring of the artificial joint
- Radiologic signs of implant loosening
- Pain at rest or with activity due to artificial joint replacement at the knee and/or hip joint
- Luxation as an adverse event of artificial hip replacement

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Collection points: t0, t3 (number after t indicate month post baseline).<br><br><br>- WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale pain<br>- WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale physical functioning<br>