knee arthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention:
Exercise therapy supervised by a PT according to a protocol based on the Dutch
guideline for physiotherapy in addition to usual care by GP.
The exercise therapy treatment will focus
• Lifestyle (physical activity (IPAQ-S)
• Adherence of exercise therapy (EARS)
• Knee complaints (VAS pain, KOOS, PGA)
• Quality of life (EQ-5D)
• Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE).
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Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients (m/v) aged 45 years or older 1st GP consult with non-traumatic knee complaints within 12 months prior to the search in the medical file records of the GPs Diagnosis according NICE criteria • >=45 years of age • activity related knee pain • no morning stiffness or
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous treatment with exercise therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes of the pilot study will be: 1) the percentage of eligible patients recruited at GP practices during a 12-weeks inclusion period 2) the percentage of included (randomized and willing to participate) participants during 12 weeks inclusion period 3) adherence: the number of exercise sessions followed by the participants in the intervention group and, if applicable, adherence to home exercises (measured with exercise adherence rating scale (EARS), and 4) patient reported outcome measures at 12 weeks follow-up, including mean pain intensity during last month and mean pain during activity [11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)], Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS), flares, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Quality of life (EQ-5D), Patient*s Global Assessment (PGA) (related to their knee), and self-efficacy for exercise (SEE) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed