The PEEKO study - Patient education to enhance exercise outcomes in people with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000418572
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 136

Inclusion Criteria

i.live in Australia;
ii.aged 45 years or over;
iii.have an unreplaced/native knee joint with:
a.activity-related pain at the joint;
b.joint morning stiffness that lasts less than 30 mins or no morning stiffness at the joint;
c.history of pain for 3 months or more at the joint; and
d.joint pain on most days of the past month;
iv.report overall average knee pain in the past week during walking 4 or more on 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain possible);
v.willing to participate in video consultations for physiotherapy appointments;
vi.have access to a computer with internet connection and an email address; and
vii.able to give informed consent and willing to commit to all study evaluation and assessment procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

i)scheduled for or planning lower limb joint surgery in the next 9 months;
ii)previous arthroplasty on the most painful knee;
iii)recent knee injection on the most painful knee (past 6 months);
iv)recent knee surgery on either knee (past 6 months);
v)consulting/ed physiotherapy or doing regular strengthening (at least once per week) exercise for knee (past 6 months);
vi)self-reported inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis);
vii)any neurological or other condition affecting lower limbs;
viii)any unstable/uncontrolled cardiovascular condition;
ix)completed an online educational course about OA that involved at least 2 hours of learning in total in the past 12 months; and/or
x)unable to easily read and understand English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported severity of knee pain during walking over the past week[ An 11-point numerical rating scale Baseline & 24 weeks after randomisation];Self-reported physical function[Western Ontario & McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) physical function sub-scale, extracted from the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Baseline & 24 weeks after randomisation]