Status:
RECRUITING
Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care
Lead Sponsor:
Joint Academy
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lund University
The Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry
Conditions:
Health Services Accessibility
First-line Treatment
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
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...
Detailed Description
Since 2008 Sweden has had a structured first-line face-to-face knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) treatment program, Better management of patients with OsteoArthritis (BOA). However, records show that t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \* Patients in the Joint Academy database that had participated in the Joint Academy treatment program for OA and given their informed consent to participate in research.
- Inclusion criteria for the treatment program:
- Radiographic and or clinical diagnosis of hip or knee OA from a physical therapist or physician (95% of all patients in previously published studies). Individuals without a prior diagnosis had clinical OA confirmed by an orthopaedic surgeon or physiotherapist via telephone (diagnosis according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria and Swedish National Guidelines, and confirming the absence of any red flag symptoms), or if deemed necessary were recommended to seek face-to-face care before inclusion in the programme.
- From October 1st 2021, all patients should have undergone a physical examination by doctor or physiotherapists before being able to enter the treatment.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
50000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06148779
Start Date
January 1 2022
End Date
July 31 2025
Last Update
September 27 2024
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Joint Academy
Malmo, Sweden