Efficacy of MRI in primary care for patients with knee complaints due to trauma
- Conditions
- Knee injuriesknee compaints10043237
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 360
Patients will be eligible for inclusion if they:
- (re)consulted their general practitioner with knee complaints (persistent pain and/or disability) due to trauma or sudden onset in the preceding six months and
- are aged 18 to 45 years.
Patients will be excluded if:
- there is an indication for direct referral to an orthopaedic surgeon such as suspicion of fracture and/or an acute locked knee,
- the knee complaints due to trauma are already treated in secondary care,
- the patient is already known with osteoarthritis in the affected knee, other non- traumatic arthropathy, isolated patello-femoral joint pain or patella luxation,
- there is a previous MRI examination within the same episode of knee complaints,
- there is a previous surgical intervention on the same knee, and
- there are contra-indications for the use of MRI (claustrophobia, pregnancy, metal implants or a pacemaker).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcomes are self reported knee related daily function (Lysholm),<br /><br>health care and productivity costs (PRODISQ/TIC-P), and quality of life<br /><br>(EuroQol) over a 12 months follow-up period (measured at 0, 1*, 3, 6, 9, 12<br /><br>months).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcomes are patient related health gain measured with function<br /><br>(KOOS), severity of knee pain (NRS) and perceived recovery and satisfaction<br /><br>with management by patient and general practitioner.</p><br>