Patient and Provider Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Arthritis, Osteoarthritis (OA) |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Rheumatology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2011 |
| End Date: | March 2016 |
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic conditions and a leading cause of pain
and disability among adults. Many adults with OA have significant pain and functional
limitations, even though they receive some medical care for their OA. Efforts are needed to
help adults improve OA-related outcomes. This study will examine three different approaches
for helping adults manage their OA-related symptoms. The study will compare a patient-based
intervention (involving exercise, weight management, and cognitive behavioral pain
management), a provider-based intervention (involving provision of patient-specific
recommendations for care, based on evidence-based guidelines), and a combination of the two
interventions, relative to usual care among patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.
The interventions are relatively low cost and easy to disseminate, with the patient
component being telephone based. This study will provide novel, valuable information of the
effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness) of these three interventions in the context of
real-world clinical settings.
and disability among adults. Many adults with OA have significant pain and functional
limitations, even though they receive some medical care for their OA. Efforts are needed to
help adults improve OA-related outcomes. This study will examine three different approaches
for helping adults manage their OA-related symptoms. The study will compare a patient-based
intervention (involving exercise, weight management, and cognitive behavioral pain
management), a provider-based intervention (involving provision of patient-specific
recommendations for care, based on evidence-based guidelines), and a combination of the two
interventions, relative to usual care among patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.
The interventions are relatively low cost and easy to disseminate, with the patient
component being telephone based. This study will provide novel, valuable information of the
effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness) of these three interventions in the context of
real-world clinical settings.
Evidence-based guidelines emphasize that adequate management of osteoarthritis (OA) requires
a combination of both medical and behavioral modalities. However, many of the recommended
guidelines are not regularly incorporated into clinical practice, and the recommended
behavioral strategies (e.g. exercise and weight management) are not practiced by most
patients. Prior studies have examined strategies for improving patient behaviors to manage
OA-related symptoms, but few studies have examined provider-based interventions specifically
for patients with OA, or combinations of patient- and provider-based interventions. The
objective of this study is to compare a patient-based intervention (involving exercise,
weight management, and cognitive behavioral pain management), a provider-based intervention
(involving provision of patient-specific recommendations for care, based on evidence-based
guidelines), and a combination of the two interventions, relative to usual care. This study
will provide novel, valuable information of the effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness) of
these three interventions in the context of real-world clinical settings.
This will be a randomized controlled trial involving the following four study arms: 1)
Patient Behavioral Intervention for OA Only, 2) Provider Intervention for OA Only, 3)
Patient Behavioral Intervention + Provider Intervention for OA, and 4) Usual Care Control
(no intervention). Approximately 10 primary care practices in the Duke Primary Care Research
Consortium (PCRC) will be randomized to either the Provider Intervention or Provider Control
group. Within each clinic, patients with symptomatic knee and/or hip OA (n=560 total) will
be randomly assigned to either the Patient Intervention or Patient Control group.
Participants will be equally allocated between the four study groups, with randomization
stratified according to gender and race (white/non-white).
The patient behavioral intervention will be a twelve-month program that includes the
following elements: written educational materials (focused on exercise, weight management,
and cognitive behavioral pain management), an exercise video tailored for patients with
lower extremity OA, and telephone calls by a counselor to support behavior change. All
participants in the study will continue with any other usual medical care they receive for
OA. The provider intervention will involve giving information on patients' OA symptoms and
treatment, as well as patient-specific evidence-based recommendations for care. Providers
will have access to this information, as well as facilitated referrals for patient-specific
treatment recommendations (e.g. physical therapy, orthopedics), at the point of clinical
care.
The primary time point for outcome assessment will be at 12-months. The investigators will
also assess a limited set of outcomes via telephone at 6-months, 18-months, and 24-months.
Following completion of study follow-up assessments, participants who were not assigned to
one of the two Participant arms will be given the materials for that intervention, and
health care providers who were not part of one of the two Provider arms will be given the
information involved in that intervention. The primary outcome will be the Western Ontario
and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes will include
objective physical function (Short Physical Performance Test) and depressive symptoms
(PHQ-8). The main study analyses will compare outcomes between the four study groups. The
investigators will also assess the cost-effectiveness of the interventions.
a combination of both medical and behavioral modalities. However, many of the recommended
guidelines are not regularly incorporated into clinical practice, and the recommended
behavioral strategies (e.g. exercise and weight management) are not practiced by most
patients. Prior studies have examined strategies for improving patient behaviors to manage
OA-related symptoms, but few studies have examined provider-based interventions specifically
for patients with OA, or combinations of patient- and provider-based interventions. The
objective of this study is to compare a patient-based intervention (involving exercise,
weight management, and cognitive behavioral pain management), a provider-based intervention
(involving provision of patient-specific recommendations for care, based on evidence-based
guidelines), and a combination of the two interventions, relative to usual care. This study
will provide novel, valuable information of the effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness) of
these three interventions in the context of real-world clinical settings.
This will be a randomized controlled trial involving the following four study arms: 1)
Patient Behavioral Intervention for OA Only, 2) Provider Intervention for OA Only, 3)
Patient Behavioral Intervention + Provider Intervention for OA, and 4) Usual Care Control
(no intervention). Approximately 10 primary care practices in the Duke Primary Care Research
Consortium (PCRC) will be randomized to either the Provider Intervention or Provider Control
group. Within each clinic, patients with symptomatic knee and/or hip OA (n=560 total) will
be randomly assigned to either the Patient Intervention or Patient Control group.
Participants will be equally allocated between the four study groups, with randomization
stratified according to gender and race (white/non-white).
The patient behavioral intervention will be a twelve-month program that includes the
following elements: written educational materials (focused on exercise, weight management,
and cognitive behavioral pain management), an exercise video tailored for patients with
lower extremity OA, and telephone calls by a counselor to support behavior change. All
participants in the study will continue with any other usual medical care they receive for
OA. The provider intervention will involve giving information on patients' OA symptoms and
treatment, as well as patient-specific evidence-based recommendations for care. Providers
will have access to this information, as well as facilitated referrals for patient-specific
treatment recommendations (e.g. physical therapy, orthopedics), at the point of clinical
care.
The primary time point for outcome assessment will be at 12-months. The investigators will
also assess a limited set of outcomes via telephone at 6-months, 18-months, and 24-months.
Following completion of study follow-up assessments, participants who were not assigned to
one of the two Participant arms will be given the materials for that intervention, and
health care providers who were not part of one of the two Provider arms will be given the
information involved in that intervention. The primary outcome will be the Western Ontario
and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes will include
objective physical function (Short Physical Performance Test) and depressive symptoms
(PHQ-8). The main study analyses will compare outcomes between the four study groups. The
investigators will also assess the cost-effectiveness of the interventions.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Radiographic evidence of hip OA and/or radiographic evidence of or meets clinical
criteria for knee OA
- Current joint (hip and/or knee) symptoms
- BMI >= 25
- Physically inactive
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other systemic rheumatic disease
- Diagnosis of a motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or
Paget's disease
- Diagnosis of metastatic cancer
- Hospitalized for a stroke, myocardial infarction or coronary artery revascularization
in the past 3 months
- On waiting list for or planning arthroplasty
- Total joint replacement (hip or knee) surgery, other hip or knee surgery, meniscus
tear (verified by MRI), or ACL tear in the past 6 months
- History of gout in hip or knee
- Quadriplegia or paraplegia
- Active diagnosis of psychosis or serious personality disorder
- Diagnosis of dementia or other memory loss condition
- Current, uncontrolled substance abuse disorder
- Severly impaired speech or hearing (patients must be able to respond to phone calls)
- No access to a telephone
- Inability to understand and speak English
- Blindness
- Resident in nursing home
- Serious / terminal illness as indicated by referral to hospice or palliative care
- For females: currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- No visit to their Duke primary health care provider in the last 18 months
- Participating in another OA intervention of other lifestyle change study
- Other self-reported medical problem that would prohibit participation in the study
- Other health condition or personal issue judged by a study team member or primary
care physician to make the patient inappropriate for study participation
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