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The influence of a knee osteoarthritis diagnosis on people’s beliefs about the conditio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
ACTRN12624000622505
Lead Sponsor
The University of Melbourne
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
618
Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be eligible for the study if they meet the following inclusion criteria:
i)Adults aged 45 years or over;
ii)Currently living in Australia;
iii)Either have, and have not, experienced activity-related knee joint pain in the last 3 months; and
iv)Have never consulted a healthcare professional for chronic knee pain.

Note: We will recruit a sample of 50% who have knee pain, and 50% who do not have knee pain.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to understand or read English

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Belief about joint replacement surgery[11-point NRS ranging from 0=definitely unnecessary to 10=definitely necessary Single survey study - will be assessed immediately after watching the hypothetical knee consultation video];Belief about exercise and physical activity. <br><br>Note: this is being is being asked as a single question. It is not a composite measure.[This will be assessed as a 11-point NRS ranging from 0=definitely not helpful to 10=definitely helpful<br><br>Note: this is being is being asked as a single question. It is not a composite measure. Single survey study - will be assessed immediately after watching the hypothetical knee consultation video]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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