Musculoskeletal, All Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Pain in joint: knee
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 45 years and over 2. Knee pain or stiffness in one or both knees 3. Primary care consulters willing to particpate in the study 4. Able to give informed consent 5. Has access to telephone 6. Able to read and write in English 7. Target Gender: Male & Female
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with potentially serious pathology 2. Those on a waiting list to have a hip or knee replacement to affected side 3. Those who have already had a hip or knee replacement to affected side 4. When the knee problem is caused by a recent sports injury, fall or accident 5. Those for whom exercise interventions are contra-indicated 6. Those who have had an exercise programme from a physiotherapist, or an injection in the last 3 months 7. Those living in a nursing home
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain and Function from the WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities) Index of Osteoarthritis WOMAC is collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. 7-day accelerometry; Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 2. Anxiety (GAD-7); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 3. Body Mass Index; Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 4. Cost-effectiveness; Timepoint(s): Collected at 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 5. Depression (PHG-8); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 6. Exercise adherence; Timepoint(s): Collected at 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 7. Healthcare utilisation (self report & Med Rec Review); Timepoint(s): Collected at 6, 18 and 36 months 8. ICE CAP-A capabilities; Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 6 and 18 months 9. Illness Perceptions (IPQ); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3 and 6 months 10. Medication usage; Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 months 11. OMERACT-OARSI; Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 12. Overall health status (EQ-SD); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 13. Patient's Global Assessment of Change; Timepoint(s): Collected at 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 14. Physical activity levels (self report PASE); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 36 months 15. Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE); Timepoint(s): Collected at baseline, 3 and 6 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom