MedPath

ifestyle intervention trial in early stage knee osteoarthritis

Recruiting
Conditions
Knee osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NL-OMON24915
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of General Practice
Brief Summary

/A

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
234
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged between 45 and 70 years, a BMI of 25 kg/m2 or higher, diagnosis of clinical knee OA (according to NICE guidelines), and a first presentation at their general practitioner with knee complaints within the previous 24 months will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

-Other pathological conditions that could explain the joint complaints like traumatic onset knee complaints or presence of other forms of arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis), pre-patellar bursitis or patellar tendinitis;
- Any lower extremity condition other than KOA resulting in physical impairment that will limit GLI participation.
-Previously participated in a combined lifestyle intervention (GLI);
-Contraindications for MRI;
-Not being able to speak, read or write Dutch.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcomes include a 5 kg or 5% weight reduction at 24 months follow-up, clinical progression (mean pain intensity during the last month (11-point NRS) over 24 months of follow-up), structural progression on MRI at 24 months follow-up (MOAKS: change of individual MOAKS features per subregion and summed change per MOAKS features), and health-related quality of life measured with the EQ-5D-5L over 24 months. <br>For the cost-effectiveness analysis, societal costs over 24 months using the medical consumption and productivity cost questionnaire (iMCQ and iPCQ) will be evaluated.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patients’ reported severity of knee pain and activity limitations evaluated over 24 months with the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS); the severity of intermittent and constant osteoarthritis pain (ICOAP); the global rating of change (GRoC); Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS); and mean pain intensity during the last month (11-point NRS) over the last 12 months of follow-up. Moreover, general health outcomes including blood pressure, HbA1c levels, and cholesterol are evaluated at 24 month follow-up.
© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath