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N/A N=523 Randomized Single-blind Health Services Research

Self-Management of Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis

Bottom Line

View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00288912 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
523
Serious AEs
5.9%
Results posted
Sep 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Pain — 6.01; 5.77; 5.92; 5.84 units on a scale — p=0.007

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Health Education (Behavioral); Osteoarthritis Self-Management (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex
All
Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary completion
Jul 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Pain		 6.01; 5.77; 5.92; 5.84; 5.46; 5.22 0.007 sig
SECONDARY
AIMS 2 Physical Function		 2.70; 2.27; 2.60; 2.87; 2.34; 2.57 0.093
SECONDARY
AIMS 2 Affect		 3.64; 3.23; 3.74; 3.44; 3.08; 3.58 0.78
SECONDARY
Arthritis Self Efficacy		 5.78; 5.92; 5.68; 5.80; 5.96; 6.09 0.043 sig

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether a telephone-based self-management intervention improves pain, physical function, and other outcomes among veterans with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Radiographic evidence of hip or knee osteoarthritis
  • Current / persistent joint symptoms (pain, aching, stiffness)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Other rheumatic disease (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia)
  • Hospitalization for stroke or cardiovascular event within past 3 months
  • Metastatic cancer
  • Active diagnosis of psychosis
  • Terminal illness
  • On waiting list for arthroplasty
  • Resident of nursing home
  • Severely impaired in hearing or speech (participants must be able to respond to phone calls)
  • Significant cognitive dysfunction
  • No access to a telephone
  • Current participation in another interventional study for osteoarthritis
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00288912). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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