Status:

COMPLETED

Implementing Group Physical Therapy (PT) for Veterans With Knee Osteoarthritis (Group PT): Function QUERI 2.0

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Knee Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Implementing Group Physical Therapy (PT) for Veterans with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA): Function QUERI 2.0 (Group PT) aims to implement, evaluate and sustain Group PT in 16 VA sites using a type III effe...

Detailed Description

Knee OA is a common and often disabling health condition that affects 14 million people in the US, and rates are about twice as high among Veterans than the general population. Forty-three percent of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participating sites must meet the following criteria: 1) Clinical personnel on staff to conduct initial evaluations and lead group classes (e,g, physical therapist, PT assistant, kinesiotherapist): this should include at least 1 primary person and 1 back-up person to cover all aspects of program delivery, 2) Offer outpatient PT service, 3) Space to conduct group sessions (if implementing in-person Group PT classes), and (4) Submission of a signed participation agreement.
  • Enrolled sites will all be exposed to Foundational REP.
  • Sites not meeting benchmarks for adoption or sustainment of Group PT will receive higher-intensity implementation support (Enhanced REP).
  • The clinical outcomes assessment will include all patients enrolled in Group PT that meet inclusion criteria (clinical diagnosis of knee OA).

Exclusion

  • The one Group PT site that previously participated in Function QUERI (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01058304) will be excluded from enrollment in this study.
  • Sites that are currently offering a group class specifically for knee OA will not be eligible to participate.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 21 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 18 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05282927

Start Date

June 21 2022

End Date

May 18 2024

Last Update

April 10 2025

Active Locations (1)

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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705-3875