Comparison of general internists, family physicians, and rheumatologists managing patients with symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee.
S A Mazzuca, K D Brandt, B P Katz...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9362595Completed
Phase 2
Age: 40Years +
All Genders
ID00000404
Effects of Comprehensive Care for Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Led by Indiana University · Updated on 2013-04-30
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
I
Indiana University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
We will study 300 people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who receive their medical care from a large health maintenance organization (HMO) in Indianapolis. Our study will evaluate a comprehensive plan for treatment of knee OA by primary care physicians. Primary care physicians will provide standard care for knee OA to half of the study participants (150 people), and will use the comprehensive treatment plan guidelines to treat the other half. The comprehensive plan includes careful use of medications along with non-drug approaches such as patient education, exercise, and social support. People who participate in the study will receive care for knee OA for 1 year. We will measure the results (outcomes) of treatment at the start of the study and at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after patients join the study. The results we will measure include joint pain, physical function, drug side effects, quality of life, satisfaction with OA care, and the cost of medical care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Comprehensive Care for Knee OA
Who Can Participate
Age: 40Years +
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Study participants must be treated for chronic knee pain by a primary care physician at a participating HMO and satisfy American College of Rheumatology Clinical Criteria for the diagnosis of knee OA.
- All subjects will be able to read and write English, have a telephone, and give informed consent.
You will not qualify if you...
- Significant hematologic, renal, hepatic, or cardiovascular disease (but not including mild/moderate hypertension) or any other serious medical condition that might preclude the subject's ability to participate fully in the project, keep clinic appointments, etc.
- Conditions other than knee OA which limit lower extremity function and mobility and/or would confound the evaluation of knee pain and function (e.g., clinically significant spinal or hip arthritis, painful or dysfunctional feet, peripheral vascular disease, lumbar radiculopathy, stroke, etc.).
- A known "secondary" cause of OA, including acute or chronic infectious arthritis; crystal-induced arthritis; systemic inflammatory connective tissue disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus); osteonecrosis; Paget's disease; or metabolic diseases, such as hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, or ochronosis.
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Long Hospital, Room 545
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5103
Status Unknown
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
0
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S A Mazzuca, K D Brandt, B P Katz...
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