None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of providing information about osteoarthritis and its management to people with knee osteoarthritis. Information about osteoarthritis and its management may help people make more informed decisions about the care they receive and the decision on whether or not to undergo surgery. Participants in this study will be randomly allocated to one of two study groups, each receiving a different intervention.
Interventions
Brief name: Patient decision tool
All patients allocated to the intervention group will be emailed a written patient decision tool after completing the eligibility screening and consent form. At the same time, they will also receive information readily available electronically – an Arthritis Australia information sheet about osteoarthritis. This provides general information about the condition and how to manage it but no information about surgical options.
The decision tool is designed to help
Brief name: Patient decision tool All patients allocated to the intervention group will be emailed a written patient decision tool after completing the eligibility screening and consent form. At the same time, they will also receive information readily available electronically – an Arthritis Australia information sheet about osteoarthritis. This provides general information about the condition and how to manage it but no information about surgical options. The decision tool is designed to help people with knee osteoarthritis decide whether or not they should have arthroscopic surgery. The decision tool provides a general introduction, an explicit statement of the decision to be taken (‘should I have arthroscopic surgery?’), and describes the likely benefits and harms of arthroscopic surgery compared with not having surgery. Estimates are provided using pictographs and described in words with the source of estimates explicitly stated. Key practical issues associated with each option is provided, as well as information on other treatment options. Patients will be allocated to the intervention group or the control group. The intervention will not be personalised. Adherence will not be assessed.
Sponsors
Monash University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be eligible if they: 1) are aged 45 years or older; 2) have doctor-diagnosed degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis, meniscal tears and/or loose bodies causing mechanical symptoms); and 3) have considered or talked to a health professional about knee arthroscopy.
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded if they: 1) have a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis); 2) have undergone pervious arthroscopy surgery of either knee; 3) have bilateral total knee replacements; 4) are not comfortable reading and answering questions in English.
Outcome results
None listed