Prevalence of Self-disclosed Knee Trouble and Use of Treatments Among Elderly Individuals

NCT03472300 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FrbCohort-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 9,600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Although knee pain is prevalent among community-dwelling older adults, little is known about how people in general handle their pain. We will conduct a survey to explore how knee pain affects people's lives and which treatments or self-management strategies they have chosen (or are being offered), and how these interact concerning pain reduction and maintenance of function.

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis; Survey, Family Life; Complementary Therapies; Pain

Keywords

Knee Osteoarthritis; pain; Complementary Therapies; Survey; questionnaire

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self-disclosed knee trouble/pain

  Population incidence of self-disclosed knee trouble/pain

  1 Year

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Self-disclosed knee trouble/pain

  Annually for 10 years

• Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

  Annually for 10 years

• Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-B)

  Annually for 10 years

• EQ-5D

  Annually for 10 years

• Treatments of all kinds

  Annually for 10 years

Study Arms (1)

Frederiksberg Citizens

All citizen in the Frederiksberg Community aged 60-69

Other: Survey about knee pain and treatment

Interventions

Survey about knee pain and treatment OTHER

All citizens are surveyed to describe the prevalence of knee pain in a danish community.

Frederiksberg Citizens

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 69 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will comprise the sample of all elderly individuals 60-69 years old, living in the Frederiksberg municipality (central part of Copenhagen) Denmark

You may qualify if:

• Between 60-69 years of age
• Citizen in the Community of Frederiksberg

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Frederiksberg University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital

Frederiksberg, Danmark, 2000, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ginnerup-Nielsen E, Christensen R, Heitmann BL, Altman RD, March L, Woolf A, Bliddal H, Henriksen M. Prognostic value of illness perception on changes in knee pain among elderly individuals: Two-year results from the Frederiksberg Cohort study. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2023 Aug 19;5(4):100403. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100403. eCollection 2023 Dec.

  PMID: 37671176 DERIVED

• Ginnerup-Nielsen EM, Henriksen M, Christensen R, Heitmann BL, Altman R, March L, Woolf A, Karlsen H, Bliddal H. Prevalence of self-reported knee symptoms and management strategies among elderly individuals from Frederiksberg municipality: protocol for a prospective and pragmatic Danish cohort study. BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 4;9(9):e028087. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028087.

  PMID: 31488473 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Pain

Interventions

Therapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Elisabeth Ginnerup

  The Parker Institute

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of the Parker Institute

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2018
• First Posted: March 21, 2018
• Study Start: September 5, 2018
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 21, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 21, 2028
• Last Updated: August 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

DK (1)