A RCT of OA self-management programs comparing health professionals to lay leaders

To compare the effectiveness of OAK self-management program, delivered by health professionals, with the Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP), delivered by trained lay leaders, as determined by improvements in pain, quality of life and physical function.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000031460

Acronym

OAK (osteoarthritis of the knee self-management education program)

Enrollment

146

Registered

2007-01-11

Start date

2006-08-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A greater proportion of people with osteoarthritis of the knee who complete the OAK Program will report minimal clinically important improvements in pain, knee function and quality of life, at 8 and 12 weeks, compared with those completing the generic ASMP course.

Interventions

A two-group randomised, controlled, repeated measure study design will compare the generic Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP) delivered by lay leaders with the disease specific knee osteoarthritis self-management program (OAK) delivered by health professionals. Both the OAK program and the ASMP are self-management programs and are conducted over 8 weeks in a group setting. The first week and the last week include assessment sessions, and the interim 6 weeks (one 2.5hour session per week) consists of the delivery of the two different self-management programs (OAK and ASMP). All participants in both groups will continue to receive standard medical management as required. The duration of both interventions is 6 weeks. The ASMP will be the "control" group against which the OAK group is compared.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Established OA of one or both knees diagnosed either by clinical examination or by radiological (x-ray) evidence by a general practitioner (GP) or specialist physician.

Exclusion criteria

Those participants with rheumatoid arthritis, or other inflammatory joint disease, who plan to have knee surgery within 6 months of commencing the study, or have physical impairments that preclude them from fulfilling the requirements of the program.

Outcome results