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Conservative Management vs. Arthroplasty in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT06623149 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2500

Last updated 2025-03-12

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Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of a non-surgical management programme in people with osteoarthritis that are eligible for a knee joint replacement surgery to treat their knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Does the non-surgical management programme reduce the proportion of referred patients who are treated with a knee arthroplasty without reducing the health-related quality of life over a two-year perspective?

Conditions

  • Knee Osteoarthrosis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Non-Surgical Intervention

After referral from the general practitioner to the orthopedic department, the patient is offered a 3-month non-operative treatment program. The conservative program consists of several elements that are offered on an individual basis. The program consists of 3 main elements: * Patient education/information * Specialized exercise supervised by a physiotherapist * Weight loss counseling with a dietician

PROCEDURE

Current practice

After referral from the general practitioner to the orthopedic department, the patient is assessed by an orthopedic surgeon in the out-patient clinic according to standard practice with a focus on symptoms, history, physical examination, radiography, and an appraisal of the patient's expectations. If an indication for knee arthroplasty is found, the patient is offered knee arthroplasty, and if the patient accepts the offer, he/she is scheduled according to usual practice. If a patient declines the offer, the patient is informed that the hospital cannot offer any additional service, and the patient is referred back to primary care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Marius Henriksen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marius Henriksen, Professor · The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Anders Odgaard, Professor · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-01
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2030-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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