Effects of an Online Training Program for Physiotherapists About Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Self-reported confidence in knowledge about weight management for patients with osteoarthritis
研究概览
简要总结
A randomized controlled trial for which the primary objective is to evaluate the effects of an online training program on physiotherapist's self-reported confidence in knowledge about weight management for people with osteoarthritis. 80 physiotherapists will be recruited into the study and randomized to one of two arms a) online training program (access to training program for 6 weeks) or b) control group (no access to online training program during the study). Questionnaires will be completed by all participants at baseline, and again at the end of the 6 week intervention period. A biostatistician will analyse blinded, de-identified data.
详细描述
The Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne have developed a 6-module online training program designed to up-skill physiotherapists in weight management for osteoarthritis patients. This is a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the training program on physiotherapist's confidence in weight management for osteoarthritis patients. After providing informed consent and baseline data, physiotherapists will be randomized to either a) an online training program or b) control group. Those randomized to the online training group will be provided access to the a 6-module weight management training program and have six weeks to complete all the modules. Those randomized to the control group will receive no intervention. At baseline and six weeks, primary and secondary outcome measures will be completed in both groups.
The research question is: What are the effects of an online training program designed to up-skill physiotherapists in weight management for people with osteoarthritis? The primary objective is to evaluate the effects of an online training program on physiotherapist's self-reported confidence in knowledge about weight management for people with osteoarthritis.
80 participants will be recruited and randomization into the two study groups. To detect an effect size of 0.8 with 80% power and two sided significance level of 5%, 26 participants are required per group. Assuming a 35% loss to follow up, this will increase the same size to 40 per group (80 in total). The study will be conducted through The University of Melbourne. Participants will be able to access the training remotely in their own time and access all outcome measures online.
A biostatistician will analyse blinded, de-identified data. Analyses will be conducted with participants in assigned groups, with multiple imputation to account for missing data if required. Changes in self-reported confidence scores (primary outcome) will be compared between groups at 6 weeks using linear regression (with group as a factor) adjusting for baseline scores and the stratifying variables. Similar analyses will be conducted for secondary outcomes measured at baseline and 6 weeks. Process measures will be described in terms of mean (SD)/median (IQ range) or number (frequency). Standard diagnostic plots will be used to verify model assumptions.
If an imbalance is noted between groups for relevant baseline characteristics, sensitivity analyses will be conducted including these characteristics as covariates in the models assessing treatment effects.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Randomisation of participants will be conducted by a researcher with no direct involvement in the study. The biostatistician will analyse blinded, de-identified data.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Registry
- •Have access to a computer with internet connection
- •Willing to commit to completion of an 8-10 hour online training module if randomized to the intervention group
- •Willing to refrain from participating in any weight management professional development activity external to the study for six weeks of intervention
- •Able to give informed consent and to commit and participate fully in the assessment and evaluation procedures over the six week period.
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Self-reported confidence in knowledge about weight management for patients with osteoarthritis
时间窗: Change from baseline at 6 weeks post randomization
Measured using an expert-developed, customized self-reported questionnaire exploring physiotherapists' perceived confidence in knowledge about weight management in osteoarthritis. Total score out of 70 possible points calculated from the responses to 14 Likert Scale (1-5) questions where higher values indicate higher confidence and lower values lower confidence in knowledge
次要结局
- Self-reported confidence in clinical skills for weight management for patients with osteoarthritis(Change from baseline at 6 weeks post randomization)
- Self-perceived competence in nutrition care to patients with chronic disease(Change from baseline at 6 weeks post randomization)
- Weight stigmatized attitudes(Change from baseline at 6 weeks post randomization)
研究者
Kim Bennell
Prof. Kim Bennell
University of Melbourne