Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Self management educational sessions and a conventional physiotherapy program
conventional physiotherapy
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are 45 to 65 years old. 2) Patients who are diagnosed with mild to moderate knee OA (based on X-ray or clinical diagnosis) and referred to a physiotherapy department from a specialist. 3) Patients Who speaks and understands the Arabic language. 4) Patients who are residents of Misrata region and should be able to meet program requirements. 5) Patients are included if they have reported crepitation, swelling and stiffness of one or both knee joints.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have other major health problems (heart disease, renal failure, cancer, mental disorder, or neurologic disease). 2) Patients who have serious comorbidities (rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory disease). 3) Patients who are on a waiting list for knee replacement within six months. 4) Patients who cannot meet program time-line and/or have learning disabilities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee/s pain is the primary outcome which will be measured by self-reported total WOMAC pain score (0–20, with higher scores indicating more pain). Feasibility, validity and reliability of the WOMAC pain score are well established and the questionnaire is sensitive to detect any change in health condition in relation to intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measure is patients’ quality of life (QoL). Quality of life will be measured by the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS2) and the Short Form (SF-36) questionnaires. There is a strong recommendation in literature to use both AIMS2 and SF36 jointly, as they complement each other. | — |
Countries
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Contacts
Public ContactAli Rwaiha
Coinvestigator
Outcome results
None listed