Group Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis
In brief
Pain management is a priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a main cause of chronic pain. Veterans who receive care within the VA health care system have higher rates and more severe OA than both the general population of adults and veterans who receive health care elsewhere. Physical therapy (PT) is a primary part of treatment for knee OA, but in the VA health care system PT appointments are a limited resource, and veterans often do not receive enough visits to promote long-term improvements in pain and physical function. New models of delivery, such as the group-based approach examined in this study, are needed to expand PT services in a cost-effective manner.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01058304
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 320
- Starts
- 2011-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-14
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Physician diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis in VA medical records
- Current knee symptoms
- No PT care for knee osteoarthritis in past 6 months
You may not qualify if…
- Diagnosis of systemic rheumatic disease
- Hospitalized for a stroke, transient ischemic attack, aneurysm, myocardial infarction, coronary artery revascularization, or mental health condition in the past 3 months
- Diagnosis of psychosis
- Diagnosis of dementia
- Current chest pain
- On waiting list for / planning arthroplasty within study period (i.e., next 6 months)
- Resident in nursing home
- Currently participating in another OA-related or lifestyle interventional study
- Knee ligament/meniscus injury (past 1 year)
- Cancer that has spread
- Gout in knees
- Multiple Sclerosis
Where it is running
- Durham VA Medical Center HSR&D COE — Durham, North Carolina, United States
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