Telephone Coaching for Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000308897
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 168

Inclusion Criteria

Knee pain on most days and present for at least 3 months.
Average pain at least 4/10 on 11-point numeric rating scale (ranging from 0='no pain' to 10='worst pain possible').
Meeting American College of Rheumatology criteria for clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis (assessed by physiotherapist)
Currently inactive or insufficiently active according to Active Australia Survey.

Exclusion Criteria

Ipsilateral knee replacement or high tibial osteotomy.
Knee surgery including arthroscopy in past 6 months.
Knee malignancy.
Fracture or major trauma that impacted the knee joint in previous 6 months.
Oral or injected corticosteroids or other knee injection in previous 3 months.
Plans to have knee surgery or injections in next 18 months.
Physiotherapy or other physical treatments specifically for knee pain in previous 3 months or for two or more consecutive weeks in previous 6 months.
Plans to have physical treatment specifically for knee in next 6 months.
Participated in lower limb muscle strengthening exercise for more than once per week in previous 6 months.
Inflammatory arthritic condition including rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Neurological condition affecting lower limb movement including stroke, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy or Parkinson's disease.
Other health problems that precludes them from doing physical activity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain assessed by 11-point numeric rating scale[Baseline and 6, 12 and 18 months];Self-reported physical function assessed by Western Ontario & McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) physical function sub-scale[Baseline and 6, 12 and 18 months]