Actively Recruiting
Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care
Led by Joint Academy · Updated on 2024-09-27
50000
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
186 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Joint Academy
Lead Sponsor
L
Lund University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
To improve chronically ill patients' health and quality of life, long-standing and continuous treatment is needed at an acceptable cost. The purpose of this study was to compare utilization of digital versus face-to-face delivered osteoarthritis (OA) treatment in the 21 different county councils of Sweden that are responsible for providing healthcare to the residents.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participation in the Joint Academy osteoarthritis treatment program with informed consent for research.
- Radiographic or clinical diagnosis of hip or knee osteoarthritis by a physical therapist or physician.
- Clinical osteoarthritis confirmed by an orthopedic surgeon or physiotherapist if no prior diagnosis.
- Diagnosis based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria and Swedish National Guidelines.
- No red flag symptoms present.
- Physical examination by a doctor or physiotherapist after October 1st, 2021, before entering the treatment.
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of red flag symptoms indicating other serious conditions.
- Lack of physical examination by a doctor or physiotherapist before starting treatment after October 1st, 2021.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Joint Academy
Malmö, Sweden
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Leif E Dahlberg, Senior professor
CONTACT
H
Håkan Nero, Med dr
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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