Maximizing Patient Goal Attainment

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Injuries; Knee Injuries and Disorders; Knee Osteoarthritis; Knee Pain Chronic
• Interventions: Behavioral: Goal Development; Behavioral: Goal Attainment; Behavioral: Goal Tracking

• Registration Number: NCT05652270
• Lead Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of the goal development intervention in guiding individual patients through the identification of high quality, specific, measurable, relevant and time-bound goal for treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-15
• Study Start: 2023-04-21
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-10-30
• Study Completion: 2026-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 258

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals 21 years of age or older
• New patients or existing patients with a new problem that are scheduled to see an orthopaedic surgeon in the Hip and Knee Arthroplasty service for a knee consult.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who are unable to consent or complete surveys without assistance
• Non-English speaking
• Patients who are less than 12 months from surgery on the knee they are being evaluated for, less than 6 months from surgery on the spine, or less than 3 months from another knee/hip surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Goal Development Intervention	Goal Development	-
Goal Development and Tracking Intervention	Goal Tracking	-
Goal Attainment Intervention	Goal Attainment	-
Goal Development and Tracking Intervention	Goal Development	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the effectiveness of the goal development intervention using the Goal Attainment Outcome Measure	8 Months	To evaluate the effectiveness of the goal development intervention in guiding individual patients through the identification of high quality, specific, measurable, relevant and time-bound goal for treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the intervention's ability to improve shared decision making using the collaboRATE measure	8 Months	To assess the acceptability, usability, as well as qualitatively the appropriateness, feasibility, and scalability of integrating the brief patient goal development intervention into standard clinical care. To assess the intervention's ability to improve shared decision making.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States