Outcomes After First-line Treatment of Hand Osteoarthritis

NCT07708454 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Dnr: 2022-06657-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,000
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study will investigate outcomes of a 3-month first-line treatment program for hand osteoarthritis, using data from the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry.

Conditions

Hand Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Osteoarthritis; First-line treatment; Physical therapy; exercise; education; hand

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• NRS pain

  The NRS comprises an 11-point scale where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst possible pain.

  From enrollment to 3 and 12 months follow-up, respectively

• Health-related quality of life

  Assessed with the EuroQol - 5 dimension descriptive system (EQ-5D-3L)

  From enrollment to 3 and 12 months, respectively

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Pain frequency

  From enrollment to 3 and 12 months follow-up, respectively

• Physical activity

  From enrollment to 3 and 12 months follow-up, respectively

• Fear of movement

  from enrollment to 3 and 12 months follow-up, respectively

• Willingness for surgery

  From enrollment to 3 and 12 months follow-up, respectively

Study Arms (1)

Hand osteoarthritis

Patients with a clinical diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis participating in a first-line treatment program

Other: 3 months of exercise and education

Interventions

3 months of exercise and education OTHER

Hand osteoarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with hand osteoarthritis registered in the Swedish Osteoarthritis register. The Swedish Osteoarthritis register is a national quality register evaluating the effect of first-line treatment on osteoarthritis-related outcomes.

You may qualify if:

• \) a clinical diagnosis of hand OA, 2) Participated for three months in the program 3) reported any of the included outcomes at both baseline and at 3 months follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lund University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise; Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Anna Cronström, PhD

  Lund University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2026
• First Posted: July 16, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2023
• Study Completion: January 31, 2023
• Last Updated: July 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Access Criteria: The data used in this study contains sensitive information about the study participants and they did not provide consent for public data sharing. The current approval by the Regional Ethical Review Board, Sweden does not include data sharing. A minimal data set could be shared by request from a qualified academic investigator for the sole purpose of replicating the present study, provided the data transfer is in agreement with EU legislation on the general data protection regulation and approval by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority.