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Exercise therapy in people with early-stage knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study

Exercise therapy in people with early-stage knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study - Pilot ET knee OA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON51703
Enrollment
45
Registered
2022-03-08
Start date
2022-07-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

knee arthrosis

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). Moreover, willingn

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

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

MeasureTime 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

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)