N/A
N=19
Implementing Group Physical Therapy (PT) for Veterans With Knee Osteoarthritis (Group PT): Function QUERI 2.0
Knee Osteoarthritis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05282927 ↗Enrolled (actual)
19
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Apr 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Penetration — 1.41; 1.13 patients per month — p=0.92
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Implementation Strategy: Foundational REP (Other); Implementation Strategy: Enhanced REP (enREP) (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- May 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Penetration |
1.41; 1.13 | 0.92 |
| SECONDARY Fidelity |
4.22; 5.01 | 0.056 |
| SECONDARY Adoption |
6; 6 | — |
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 effectiveness-implementation hybrid design framework, which will compare implementation strategies while also gathering information about the clinical intervention and related outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 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 Criteria
- 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.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05282927). 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.