Optimized Referral of Knee Patients to the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic

NCT02673801 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 63 00001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 226
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate an algorithm to screen patients with suspected knee osteoarthritis referred to an orthopedic outpatient clinic by using radiographs and patient-reported symptoms. It will be investigated whether the algorithm is able to identify which patients that are deemed relevant to undergo an orthopedic assessment. This will be evaluated by estimating the sensitivity of the new algorithm compared to with the traditional clinical assessment of the patients.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Keywords

Referral and Consultation; Orthopedics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• "Relevant" or "Not relevant" for orthopedic assessment

  Results from the algorithm as well as radiographs and the clinic examination

  Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Knee Injury an Osteoarhtritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

  At baseline

Other Outcomes (3)

• Kellgren-Lawrence scale

  Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

• Treatment plan

  Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

• Earlier treatment

  At baseline

Study Arms (1)

Patient referred to orthopedic clinic

Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic as well as a new algorithm (using patient-reported symptoms and radiographic evaluation) will be applied

Other: Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic

Interventions

Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic OTHER

Orthopedic assessment based on clinic evaluation, patient symptoms and radiographic evaluation

Patient referred to orthopedic clinic

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patients with a new referral to the orthopedic outpatient clinic with suspected knee osteoarthritis

You may qualify if:

• All patients with a new referral to the orthopedic outpatient clinic with suspected knee osteoarthritis.

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive or language problems that precludes the filling in of the questionnaires
• Unwillingness to answer the questionnaires
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, neurological diseases or cancer

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central Jutland Regional Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Silkeborg Regional Hospital

Silkeborg, 8600, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Study Officials

• Lone R Mikkelsen, PhD

  Research physiotherapist

  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 22, 2016
• First Posted: February 4, 2016
• Study Start: August 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2015
• Study Completion: October 1, 2015
• Last Updated: February 4, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)