None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Does the Flinders self-management support program improve HRQoL for obese osteoarthritis patients on a total knee or hip arthroplasty waiting list? Does the self-management support Flinders program help obese osteoarthritis patients on a total knee or hip arthroplasty waiting list to reduce their obesity? What demographic and psychosocial factors contribute to weight loss for obese osteoarthritis patients on a total knee or hip arthroplasty waiting list?
Interventions
The intervention group will receive the self-management support Flinder Program for six months.
Flinders Program is a one-to-one self-management support program. It involves a 1-hour face-to-face session during which a trained nurse and the participant identify and prioritise the issues due to the chronic condition(s) the participant has. They then agree on a care plan based upon goals established for prioritised issues.
Adherence to the intervention is monitored by weekly/fortnightly (based on
The intervention group will receive the self-management support Flinder Program for six months. Flinders Program is a one-to-one self-management support program. It involves a 1-hour face-to-face session during which a trained nurse and the participant identify and prioritise the issues due to the chronic condition(s) the participant has. They then agree on a care plan based upon goals established for prioritised issues. Adherence to the intervention is monitored by weekly/fortnightly (based on a mutual agreement) phone calls.
Sponsors
International Musculoskeletal Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1-Indicated for a primary total knee or hip arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis 2-have a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or above 3-willingly provide signed informed consent form to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
1-cannot or will not provide signed informed consent for participation in the study. 2-have an emotional or neurological condition that would pre-empt their ability or willingness to participate in the study including mental illness, intellectual disability, drug or alcohol abuse. 3-have had a surgery within the last three months 4-have dementia 5-Patients who have a pacemaker or ICD will be excluded from the bio-impedance test.
Outcome results
None listed