Facilitating Activity and Self management in Arthritis (FASA)

Exercise and self-management for people with chronic knee, hip or lower back pain: a study of clinical and cost effectiveness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN66190737

Enrollment

352

Registered

2011-11-24

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-12-19

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Conditions

Chronic musculoskeletal pain and osteoarhritis Musculoskeletal Diseases Polyarthrosis, unspecified

Interventions

Participants allocated to the intervention arm will receive 6-weeks (twice weekly) group exercise (approximately 8 participants) and self-management based on the ESCAPE programme. In brief, each sessi

furthermore they can be referred for any treatments in primary or secondary care. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and six months later (primary end point)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 50 years with joint dysfunction 2. Those who have consulted a primary care physician for chronic musculoskeletal degenerative pain of the lower back, hip or knee of at least 6 months duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Lower limb arthroplasty 2. Physiotherapy for associated condition in the preceding 12 months 3. Unstable medical conditions 4. Inability/unwillingness to exercise 5. Wheelchair dependence 6. Non-English speaking (due to pragmatic reasons of cost and engagement with the group intervention)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Short musculoskeletal functional assessment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self-efficacy and exercise health beliefs questionnaire 2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale 3. Short Form McGill Pain questionnaire 4. Aggregated Functional Performance Time (AFPT) a combined measure of walking, stair ascent and descent 5. Blood pressure 6. Weight and hip to waist ratio 7. EuroQol EQ-5D self-report generic health status measure (for health related quality of life, and to allow estimation of Quality Adjusted Life Years) 8. Self-reported resource use, (using the framework of the Client Services Receipts Inventory (CSRI) which collects self-reported data across a wide range of items including primary care, hospital care, use of rehabilitation facilities and patient costs)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Self-efficacy and exercise health beliefs questionnaire 2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale 3. Short Form McGill Pain questionnaire 4. Aggregated Functional Performance Time (AFPT) a combined measure of walking, stair ascent and descent 5. Blood pressure 6. Weight and hip to waist ratio 7. EuroQol EQ-5D self-report generic health status measure (for health related quality of life, and to allow estimation of Quality Adjusted Life Years) 8. Self-reported resource use, (using the framework of the Client Services Receipts Inventory (CSRI) which collects self-reported data across a wide range of items including primary care, hospital care, use of rehabilitation facilities and patient costs)

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026