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Effectiveness and efficiency of a group-based hip and knee training in combination with a structured home-exercise program for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis: A controlled study in the context of health service research.

Effectiveness and efficiency of a group-based hip and knee training in combination with a structured home-exercise program for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis: A controlled study in the context of health service research. - HKT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00009251
Enrollment
1400
Registered
2015-09-10
Start date
2015-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M16.9 M17.9

Interventions

Group 1: The hip and knee program includes 8 supervised group sessions (up to 15 participants) each 1-1.5 hours, complemented by a 11-week home-based exercise regime (2/week). Exercises aim for mobili

Sponsors

AOK Baden-Württemberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Lifetime prevalence of hip and/or knee OA diagnosed by a medical practitioner Insurant of the insurance company offering the exercise program Physical and mental ability to participate in the interventional program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Significant established osteoporosis requiring treatment, previous spontaneous or low impact fracture - Co-morbidities leading to major impairments in everyday life and representing contra-indications for physical activities - Artificial joint replacement at the knee and/or hip joint within the last 6 months - Surgery at the lower extremity within the last 3 months - Regular use of gait aids - Self-reported acute illness on t0 - Insufficient German language ability for self-administered questionnaires (IG) - Current employment in the health care insurance Exclusion criteria for primary data analysis only: - < 15 points on the WOMAC Index, subscale pain (0-100) and < 15 points on the WOMAC Index, subscale physical functioning In case of a previous artificial joint replacement at the hip and/or knee joint: - Acute joint inflammation - Instable anchoring of the artificial joint - Radiologic signs of implant loosening - Pain at rest or with activity due to artificial joint replacement at the knee and/or hip joint - Luxation as an adverse event of artificial hip replacement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Collection points: t0, t3 (number after t indicate month post baseline). - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale pain - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale physical functioning

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Collection points: t0, t3, t6, t12, t24 (number after t indicate month post baseline). Clinical data: - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale pain (t6, t12, t24) - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale physical functioning (t6, t12, t24) - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): subscale physical stiffness - WOMAC Index 3.1 German (11-box NRS): overall score - Health related quality of life: VR-12 incl. VR-6D utility index (4-week-time-slot) - Self-efficacy: General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) - Responder analysis: Omeract-OARSI Set of - Responder Criteria (composite score with minimum absolute and relative change levels for pain or pain & function) - Physical activity status: Habitual physical and sports activity status - Time to surgery Endpoint: “elective joint replacement” - Patient satisfaction: Modified version of the ZUF-8 Questionnaire Economic data: Cost categories: (1) intervention costs, (2) unspecific and (3) specific health care costs, (4) costs for days of disability - Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) (intervention costs related to cost benefit of specific and unspecific health care costs and costs for days of disability) - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) (overall costs related to health related effects via WOMAC-Index) - Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA) (overall costs related to quality adjusted life years (QALY) Adherence to exercise - Training log: Summarized number of attended training sessions Safety evaluation - Adverse events and side-effects: Summarized number and details of adverse events and side-effects

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGerhard Müller

AOK Baden-Württemberg

Gerhard.Mueller@bw.aok.de07251 707-150

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026