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Delaware Physical Exercise and Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT04980300 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2025-01-01

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Summary

The objective of this project is to examine the efficacy of an innovative Telehealth Physical Therapy (PT) program for adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) to increase physical activity over 12 weeks in adults with knee OA compared to a control group receiving web-based resources about knee OA. One hundred individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), who are over the age of 45, and are also looking to move more, will be randomized into a brief or expanded intervention group. The control includes an online, guided video orientation from a physical therapist to web resources for strengthening exercises, physical activity, and pain management strategies for knee OA. The intervention includes up to 5 online consultations with a physical therapist over a 12-week period who will prescribe strengthening exercises, physical activity goals, and pain management strategies for knee OA.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

Participants in the Intervention arm will receive five virtual consultation sessions, delivered by a physical therapist over 12 weeks (at Weeks 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10) and lasting approximately 45-60 minutes each. Each session will focus on lower extremity strengthening exercises, physical activity (i.e., walking), and education about knee osteoarthritis. Participants will be provided with an exercise manual, tracking log, educational manual, and a step counter. Participants will be prescribed up to 6 exercises (quadriceps, hip abductor/gluteal, hamstrings/gluteal, calf, balance) and daily walking step goals. Progression will be a joint decision by the participant and physical therapist. Education will include information on knee osteoarthritis, managing pain, being active, weight loss, dealing with setbacks, and progressing activity. The physical therapist will also discuss barriers and facilitators to meeting and progressing goals as appropriate.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants in the Control arm will receive access to a study-specific website that navigates them to a variety of web-based resources on knee osteoarthritis. Topics for the various resources include an overview of knee osteoarthritis, brief anatomy of the knee and how that is related to pain, different types of arthritis pain and how to manage it, and how to be active with arthritis. Sessions range from 20 - 70+ minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Delaware

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-03
Primary Completion
2023-06-01
Completion
2023-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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