Optimized Referral of Knee Patients at the Clinic of Sports Injuries

NCT02672046 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 6300002
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 182
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate an algorithm to screen patients with a possibility of meniscal injury referred to a sports injury outpatient clinic by using patient-reported symptoms. It will be investigated whether the algorithm is able to identify which patients are deemed relevant to undergo assessment by a physician (i.e. in case the patient need to undergo surgery) and which patients are relevant to undergo assessment by a physiotherapist. This will be evaluated by estimating the sensitivity of the new algorithm compared to actual relevancy based on the traditional clinical assessment of the patients.

Conditions

Knee Injuries; Knee; Injury, Meniscus (Lateral) (Medial)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• "Relevant referral to assessment by physician" or "Relevant referral to assessment by physiotherapist"

  Up to 4 weeks (at the initial visit at the Clinic of Sports Injuries)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

  At baseline

Other Outcomes (1)

• Choice of treatment

  Up to 4 weeks (at the initial visit at the Clinic of Sports Injuries)

Study Arms (1)

Patients with knee injuries

Patients referred to assessment at the Clinic of Sports Injuries

Other: Assessment at the Clinic of Sports Injuries

Interventions

Assessment at the Clinic of Sports Injuries OTHER

Assessment at the Clinic of Sports Injuries as well as a new algorithm (using patient-reported symptoms will be applied

Patients with knee injuries

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Middle aged patients with knee symptoms referred to the Clinic of Sports Injuries

You may qualify if:

• Patients above the age of 35 referred to the Clinic of Sports Injuries with knee symptoms

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive or language problems that precludes the filling of the questionnaires
• Previous surgery in the knee
• Symptoms only located in the anterior part of the knee

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central Jutland Regional Hospital: lead
• University of Aarhus: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Silkeborg Regional Hospital

Silkeborg, 8600, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Knee Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries

Study Officials

• Merete Nørgaard Madsen, PT

  University of Aarhus

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 20, 2016
• First Posted: February 3, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2016
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: May 12, 2017

Record last verified: 2016-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)