Osteoarthritis of the knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention A:
a tailor-made intervention to reduce weight under direction of dieticians of homecare Rotterdam for one year. The control group will not receive this active intervention to reduce we
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 50-60 years with overweight (BMI of 27 or more).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Knee OA; 2. Knee pain indicating knee OA; 3. Radiological signs indicating knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence index of 2 or more); 4. Positive for knee OA according to the ACR criteria for knee OA; 5. Presence of severe co-morbidity; 6. Pacemaker; 7. Already use of glucosaminesulphate; 8. Not being able to communicate in the Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage participants per group showing a reduction of 5kg and/or 5% decrease at one year follow-up compared to baseline weight; 2. Percentage women compliant to the interventions in the study; 3. Percentage lost to follow-up after one year; 4. Percentage participating person of eligible persons. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Difference in intermediate outcomes between intervention group A and control group A at one year follow-up; 2. Difference in intermediate outcomes between intervention group B and control group B at one year follow-up; 3. Change and variation in change in intermediate outcomes between baseline and one year follow-up. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLiane Augustinus
Afdeling Huisartsgeneeskunde, kamer Ff-314, Erasmus MC, P.O. Box 1738
Outcome results
None listed