Digitalization of Osteoarthritis Care
Digitalization of the Care for Patients With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Vastra Gotaland Region
315 participants
Dec 5, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- The participant:
- has given their written consent to participate in the study
- has been referred to the orthopaedic clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital /Mölndal for primary hip- and or knee osteoarthritis
- has a positive attitude in using digital tools
- has access to a smart phone / tablet
- has been assessed not to be in need of hip or knee surgery trough triage based on a patient reported outcome (the Osteoarthritis Guidelines Instrument)
Exclusion Criteria5
- Patients:
- with secondary osteoarthritis (due to osteonecrosis)
- referred to a specific orthopaedic surgeon
- with impaired mental ability, reluctance or language difficulties that make it difficult to understand the meaning of participating in the study
- who undergo treatment, have disability or illness that according to the research group can affect the treatment or the study result
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Interventions
Patient education according to national guidelines, with information about e.g. disease progression, symptoms, treatment, exercise, self-care techniques and dietary information
Individually based exercise programs individualized exercises where instructions are given through real-time video or pictures in combination with written descriptions.
Generic osteoarthritis exercise, including about 20 different exercises, provided by real-time videos and written description
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).
The patient is offered to regularly exercise at the clinic, individually or in a group under supervision from a physiotherapist.
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
Automatic and daily reminders and / or motivational notifications
Individualized exercises that the patient performs on their own, i.e. at home or at a gym.
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NCT05584410