NCT00979914

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis is a common disease. The core treatment is often patient education. The aim of this study is therefore to study the effect of a patient education programme for patients with osteoarthritis in primary health care.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2008

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2008

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2009

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 17, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 18, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

March 31, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

September 17, 2009

Last Update Submit

March 30, 2015

Conditions

Osteoarthritis in the Hip, Knee and Hand

Keywords

osteoarthritispatient educationfunctionphysio therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • EQ5D

    At baseline and at follow-up after 6 months

  • Arthritis self-efficacy scale

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

  • One-leg rising from sitting to standing

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

  • Grip Ability Test

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Bipedal rising from sitting to standing

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

  • One-legged jump

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

  • Standing on one leg with eyes open and standing on one leg with eyes closed

    At baseline and at follow up after 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Patient education programme

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with osteoarthritis who were referred to the patient education programme.The patients followed the patient education programme.

Other: Patient education programme

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Patients randomized to control group

Interventions

Patient education programmeOTHER

The intervention consisted of five group sessions, three hours for each session. The focus was on self-efficacy. Eight to ten patients participated in the programme at the same time.

Patient education programme

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis

You may not qualify if:

  • Must be able to speak and understand swedish

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Primary Health Care

Malmo, Skåne County, 205 02, Sweden

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Rosemann T, Joos S, Laux G, Gensichen J, Szecsenyi J. Case management of arthritis patients in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Dec 15;57(8):1390-7. doi: 10.1002/art.23080.

    PMID: 18050178BACKGROUND

  • Fransen M, Edmonds J. Reliability and validity of the EuroQol in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999 Sep;38(9):807-13. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.9.807.

    PMID: 10515639BACKGROUND

  • Hansson EE, Jonsson-Lundgren M, Ronnheden AM, Sorensson E, Bjarnung A, Dahlberg LE. Effect of an education programme for patients with osteoarthritis in primary care--a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Oct 25;11:244. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-244.

    PMID: 20969809DERIVED

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Eva Ekvall Hansson, PhD

    Lund University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 17, 2009

First Posted

September 18, 2009

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion

March 1, 2009

Study Completion

March 1, 2009

Last Updated

March 31, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

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