NCT01649518

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis is the most common affection of joints worldwide. Multiple international guidelines on the approach and treatment of knee osteoarthritis are available. Nevertheless there seems to be a gap between usual care and the preferred one. A vigorous set of evidence-based quality indicators on osteoarthritis diagnosis and therapy was developed by a multidisciplinary expert team. This project aims to map usual care and to explore the gaps between usual care and international guidelines in a second stage. This will enable us to develop a tightly targeted quality improvement intervention later on.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
284

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 18, 2012

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 25, 2012

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2012

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

June 2, 2016

Status Verified

June 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

July 18, 2012

Last Update Submit

June 1, 2016

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, KneeGuideline AdherenceQuality Indicators, Health Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Guideline adherence measured by a number of quality indicators and presented as the percentage of patients in whom a quality indicator was reached

    Guideline adherence by physicians and physiotherapists will be measured by quality indicators. A questionnaire about the care patients received from diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis till now will be used.

    one measurement at the point of recruitment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Barriers and facilitators for guideline adherence

    10 years

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

General Practice: Based on the electronic patient files of general practiotioners of the MEDIDOC users-group (an electronic software package) a list will be generated of patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. A random sample of these patients will be addressed to take part into the study by a questionnaire. Orthopedic Surgery: Patients, consulting orthopedic surgeons for knee osteoarthritis will receive a patient questionnaire. Physiotherapy: Patients, recruited by general practitioners and orthopedic surgeons will be asked about the care they received by their physiotherapist. Moreover physiotherapists will be recruited by the national association of physiotherapists to complete a questionnaire about the care they usually deliver.

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

You may not qualify if:

  • Knee replacement surgery
  • Acute trauma (recruitment by orthopedic surgeons)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

KU Leuven

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OsteoarthritisArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2012

First Posted

July 25, 2012

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion

July 1, 2015

Last Updated

June 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2012-06

Locations

BE(1)