Benefits of education and exercise for knee osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000123640
• Lead Sponsor: Christian Barton

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-07
• Study Completion: 2023-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis guided by the NICE guidelines1: i) age > 45 years; ii) Activity-related knee pain; iii) No morning knee joint stiffness or knee joint stiffness that lasts less than 30 minutes.

1.Conaghan PG, Dickson J, Grant RL, Guideline Development Group. Care and management of osteoarthritis in adults: summary of NICE guidance. BMJ. 2008;336(7642):502-503. doi:10.1136/bmj.39490.608009.AD

Exclusion Criteria

•Any treatment for their knee pain in the previous 6-months;
•History of knee replacement, lower limb or back surgery in the past 12 months;
•Physical or cognitive impairment that would prevent participation in the exercise program;
•Presence of other joint problems with symptoms more pronounced than osteoarthritis, including recent trauma, tumour, inflammatory joint disease;
•People who are non-English speaking, self-identified as having low digital literacy (unable to use videoconferencing software)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eligible participants rate will be determined by an audit of the study database, specifically observing number of eligible volunteers (minimum of 2 participants per week. Totalling 8 participants being eligible per month).[ 12 weeks post baseline data collection];Recruitment rate will be determined by an audit of the study database, specifically observing a minimum recruitment rate of 5 out of 8 eligible participants recruit every four weeks.[ 12 weeks post baseline data collection];Adherence to education sessions will be determined by the physiotherapist on a standardised recording sheet.[ 12 weeks post baseline data collection]