A Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program

A Prospective Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP) in Patients With Osteoarthritis (OA) in Alberta

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00297726

Enrollment

Registered

2006-03-01

Start date

2004-10-31

Completion date

2006-04-30

Last updated

2006-03-01

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Osteoarthritis, Ankle, Arthritis, Self-Management

Brief summary

This study will examine the efficacy of the Arthritis Self Managemnet Program (ASMP)and determine changes in health resource utilization after completeing the ASMP program.

Detailed description

This study will provide an analysis of the efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP) using both patient administered questionnaires as well as the health utilization data maintained within the administrative databases at Alberta Health and Wellness. This study will also provide other information that has not yet been evaluated in other arthritis self management studies including co-morbidity data and other specific health related utilization information that has not yet been evaluated in other arthritis self management studies including co-morbidity data and other specific health related utilization information as it is recorded in administrative databases, will include a control group and will adjust for potential confounding variables such as sex, age, body mass index (BMI) and stage of disease.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSelf-Management Program

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

ECT

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* OA of the hip and/or knee * Patient is 18 years of age and over

Exclusion criteria

* a concurrent systemic inflammatory disease * Patient has previously participated in an arthritis self management educational program * Patient is awaiting total hip or total knee replacement surgery patient has a medical co-morbidity that would render the patient to participate fully in the study procedures, including terminal conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end stage renal disease, heart failure, malignancy with anticipated life expectancy of equal to or less than 2 years * Patient has been diagnosed with senile dementia or Alzheimer's disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A difference in the WOMAC score of 20 percentage points	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
A change in health care provider and medication utilization.	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026