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Osteoarthritis Care Tools for Primary Care Providers

NCT06988163 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to test OACareTools+, an intervention for healthcare providers that combines education, patient resources and support from a national organization, to help them make referrals of patients with arthritis to the Walk With Ease program. This intervention was designed to increase referrals of patients with arthritis to the Walk With Ease program.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

OACareTools+

OACareTools+ is a healthcare provider intervention that combines healthcare provider education, customized patient and clinical resources, and technical support from a national organization to facilitate provider counseling on and referral to as well as patient engagement in Walk With Ease. There are 2 main parts to this intervention: 1) Healthcare provider education: The study team will deliver the provider education and resources (including information about Walk With Ease and the established referral process/smartphrase) in a presentation providers at a weekly clinician meeting and in follow-up emails. 2) Implementation: Providers will use the resources to briefly counsel patients about physical activity and Walk With Ease and use the smartphrase to refer patients to Walk With Ease. Patients will register for and participate in the online Walk With Ease program. Patients and providers can seek assistance from the national organization as needed during these processes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Leigh Callahan, PhD · UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-21
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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