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Physical Therapy Versus Internet-Based Exercise Training for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02312713 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 350

Last updated 2017-10-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of standard physical therapy and an internet-based exercise program for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Both of these programs will be compared to a "waiting list" control group. The investigators hypothesize that both treatments will result in greater improvement than the control condition and that the treatments will be similarly effective. The investigators also expect that some patients may do better with one treatment type or another and will explore this.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet Based Exercise Training

Participants assigned to the PT arm will receive 3-8 individual visits with a physical therapist. The content of these visits will be "semi-standardized," meaning that they will include some common core components (e.g., evaluation, prescription of home exercise program), but the therapists will have flexibility in terms of how many visits are appropriate and the details of the visit content.

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Therapy

Participants assigned to the internet-based exercise training arm will be given access to a program that aims to tailor exercises based on individuals' functional levels. The program assigns specific exercises, progresses these exercises as appropriate over time, and shows individual video clips to demonstrate appropriate performance of exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kelli D Allen, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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