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Determining the Impact of a Physiotherapist-led Primary Care Model for Hip and Knee Pain - A Cluster Trial

NCT06358521 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 728

Last updated 2025-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a cluster randomized controlled trial to to evaluate the individual and health system impacts of implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for hip and knee pain in Canada.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapist-led primary care model for hip and knee pain

1. Initial assessment and screening: The PT will provide a comprehensive assessment according to established clinical practice guidelines. 2. Brief individualized intervention at first visit: The PT intervention will be at the discretion of the PT to reflect real-world PT intervention. 3. Health services navigation: Participants will be provided with options available to them in their community for rehabilitation. For example, they may be referred to community PT for ongoing management. Participants will be assessed regarding the need for specialist referrals or resources available to manage complex clinical presentations. Participants may be referred to the primary care provider if no specialized services are needed or when the PT cannot provide a direct referral. 4. Additional PT care: Patients who require community PT but do not have the appropriate coverage for community-based services will be managed by the PT who provided the assessment in the primary care setting.

OTHER

Usual physician-led primary care model for hip and knee pain

The physician led primary care intervention will be unstandardized to best reflect standard clinical practice in Canada.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Arthritis Society, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jordan Miller, PhD · Queen's University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-02
Primary Completion
2025-11-25
Completion
2025-12-19

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

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