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Physiotherapist Led Triage in Primary Care for Patients With Hip or Knee OA

NCT06187116 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 276

Last updated 2024-01-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim with the study is to evaluate physiotherapist led triage in primary care compared to usual care (assessment by an orthopaedic surgeon in an orthopaedic department) for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis referred for orthopaedic consultation.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapist consultation

The consultation with the PT is 40-45 minutes long according to usual care and includes patient history, assessment and management according to an assessment template. If the patient is found not to be appropriate for surgery they can receive the following; 1) self-care without follow up appointment, 2) referral to PT in primary care for rehabilitation, 3) referral back to general practitioner (GP) for new tests/assessments/medication. If the patient is found to be appropriate for surgery, and wishes to undergo surgery, or if the PT in the study wants a second opinion, the patient is 4) referred for orthopaedic consultation for surgical consideration.

OTHER

Orthopaedic surgeon consultation

The consultation with the OS is 20-30 minutes long and includes medical history, assessment and management plan, all according to usual care. It the patient is found not to be appropriate for surgery they can receive the following; 1) self-care without follow up appointment, 2) referral to PT in primary care for rehabilitation, 3) referral back to GP for new tests/assessments/medication. If the patient is found appropriate for surgery, and wishes to undergo surgery, the patient is 4) scheduled for surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vastra Gotaland Region

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2027-06-01

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