Digitalization of Osteoarthritis Care

Summary

The overall aim of this study is to compare three different care models for patients with hip- and knee osteoarthritis. The primary aim is to evaluate whether an app-based care model is more beneficial for improving function in daily life than a web-based care model and standard care for patients with hip and / or knee osteoarthritis

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Osteoarthritis, Hip

Interventions

OTHER

Patient information

Patient education according to national guidelines, with information about e.g. disease progression, symptoms, treatment, exercise, self-care techniques and dietary information

OTHER

Smart phone application based exercises

Individually based exercise programs individualized exercises where instructions are given through real-time video or pictures in combination with written descriptions.

OTHER

Web based exercises

Generic osteoarthritis exercise, including about 20 different exercises, provided by real-time videos and written description

OTHER

Group based information

Osteoarthritis specific information at three different group meeting (physical or digital) led by a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist and / or dietitian (each rehab clinic makes its own arrangement).

OTHER

Supervised rehabilitation

The patient is offered to regularly exercise at the clinic, individually or in a group under supervision from a physiotherapist.

OTHER

Self-monitoring

Patients will be followed by validated questionnaires and function tests (30 sec Chair-to-stand test) every six months until three years after the start of treatment. The patients will get a report of the results and a research coordinator will contact the patients if their symptoms/function has worsen and discuss further treatment

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational notifications

Automatic and daily reminders and / or motivational notifications

OTHER

Home based rehabilitation

Individualized exercises that the patient performs on their own, i.e. at home or at a gym.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vastra Gotaland Region

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• Jan Kilhamn, PhD · Research, Education, Development & Innovation, Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

90 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-12-05

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2028-12-31

Countries

• Sweden

Study Locations