Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain - The BEEP main trial

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal, All Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain in joint: knee

• Registration Number: ISRCTN93634563
• Lead Sponsor: Keele University (UK)

Brief Summary

2014 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25064573 2016 results for nested study on ICECAP-A outcome measures in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26940027 2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27894731 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30048076 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29454336 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30506022

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-29
• Study Completion: 2015-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 45 years and over
2. Knee pain or stiffness in one or both knees
3. Primary care consulters willing to particpate in the study
4. Able to give informed consent
5. Has access to telephone
6. Able to read and write in English
7. Target Gender: Male & Female

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those with potentially serious pathology
2. Those on a waiting list to have a hip or knee replacement to affected side
3. Those who have already had a hip or knee replacement to affected side
4. When the knee problem is caused by a recent sports injury, fall or accident
5. Those for whom exercise interventions are contra-indicated
6. Those who have had an exercise programme from a physiotherapist, or an injection in the last 3 months
7. Those living in a nursing home

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified