knee complaints
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: At baseline, patients aged 12 years or above, consulting their general practitioner for a new episode of knee complaints, were invited to participate in the HONEUR study. All patients who had participated at baseline will be included in this 6 year follow-up study. These patients will be 18 years and older at the 6 year follow-up study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: At baseline, patients with knee complaints that required urgent medical attention, patients with malignancies, neurological disorders or systemic musculoskeletal diseases, as well as patients that were incapable of understanding the ramifications of participation, were excluded from participation. Patients who have indicated in the past that they wish not longer to participate in the study will be excluded in this 6 year follow-up study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the long-term clinical course in patients who consulted their general practitioner 6 years ago with a new episode of knee complaints. The main endpoint is the amount of patients with persisting or recurrent knee complaints after 6 years of follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are possible prognostic factors for persisting or recurrent knee complaints after 6 years of follow-up. A secondary endpoint of this study is the amount of patients with osteoarthritis (or degenerative symptoms) of the knee, in patients who had visited the general practitioner 6 years ago with traumatic or non-traumatic (36 year and older at baseline) knee complaints. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed