24 Month Follow-up of Patients With Osgood Schlatter (OSD)

Completed

• Conditions: Apophysitis; Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Interventions: Other: Activity modification

• Registration Number: NCT03589001
• Lead Sponsor: Aalborg University

Brief Summary

Osgood Schlatter is a common knee condition, affecting approximately 10% of adolescents. OSD is thought to be a growth related pain conditon, and thus resolve after maturation. Despite this, there a lack of prospective data investigating whether this is in fact the case.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective cohort study of 51 adolescents (aged 10-14 at baseline) with Osgood schlatter. Participants are followed for two years.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-03
• Study Start: 2018-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-01
• Study Completion: 2019-02-28
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• 10-14 years of age
• Pain at tibial tuberosity during two or more of the following activities: Sitting with a bent knee, squatting, running, jumping or stair ambulation
• Pain during palpation of tibial tuberosity
• Knee pain for 6 weeks or more

Exclusion Criteria

• Other knee conditions that may manifest as anterior knee pain (Patellofemoral pain, iliotibial band syndrome, sinding-larson-johanson disease).
• Previous surgery
• Pain from the hip or back that interferes with activities of daily living.
• Habitual patella luxations
• Clinical suspicion of meniscal lesion

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
OSD	Activity modification	51 adolescents with Osgood Schlatter who participated in an activity modification intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Current knee pain	24 months	Participants self-report if they still have knee pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity	24 months	Worst pain in the previous week measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 'no pain' to 'worst imaginable pain'
Pain frequency	24 months	Frequency of knee pain divided into (almost daily, several times per week, weekly, monthly, rarely, never)
Duration of being pain-free	24 months	Those who no longer have knee pain will be asked how long since their knee pain resoved
Medical attention	24 months	Participants will be asked to report if they sought medical attention outside of the intervention
Use of pain killers	24months	Participants will be asked if they use painkillers to manage their knee pain (y/n). If yes, they will be asked how often.
knee injury and osteoarthritis outcomes score (KOOS) sport and activity subscale	24 months	knee injury and osteoarthritis outcomes score (KOOS) subscale sport and activity. Minimum 0 points, maximum 100points, with 100 points being the best possible score.
Sports participation	24 months	Participants will report if they participate in sport. If yes how often and how much/week. They will also report if they have reduced sports participation due to knee pain.
Health Related quality of life	24 months	Health related quality of life assessed by EQ 5D 3L Y (EuroQol, 5 dimensions, 3 levels for youth). Minimum 0, maximum 1, with higher values indicating higher quality of life.
Sleep	24 months	Participants will be asked if they find it hard to sleep because of their knee pain (not at all, some nights, most nights).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Unit for General Practice in Aalborg; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Denmark