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OsteoarthritisNCT00297726

A Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program

A study testing Self-Management Program in people with Osteoarthritis, run by Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will examine the efficacy of the Arthritis Self Managemnet Program (ASMP)and determine changes in health resource utilization after completeing the ASMP program. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Osteoarthritis
What is being tested?
Self-Management Program
How many people
64 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2004to Apr 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • OA of the hip and/or knee
  • Patient is 18 years of age and over

Who cannot join

  • a concurrent systemic inflammatory disease
  • Patient has previously participated in an arthritis self management educational program
  • Patient is awaiting total hip or total knee replacement surgery patient has a medical co-morbidity that would render the patient to participate fully in the study procedures, including terminal conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end stage renal disease, heart failure, malignancy with anticipated life expectancy of equal to or less than 2 years
  • Patient has been diagnosed with senile dementia or Alzheimer's disease

About this study

Official title: A Prospective Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP) in Patients With Osteoarthritis (OA) in Alberta

This study will examine the efficacy of the Arthritis Self Managemnet Program (ASMP)and determine changes in health resource utilization after completeing the ASMP program.

Read the detailed description

This study will provide an analysis of the efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP) using both patient administered questionnaires as well as the health utilization data maintained within the administrative databases at Alberta Health and Wellness. This study will also provide other information that has not yet been evaluated in other arthritis self management studies including co-morbidity data and other specific health related utilization information that has not yet been evaluated in other arthritis self management studies including co-morbidity data and other specific health related utilization information as it is recorded in administrative databases, will include a control group and will adjust for potential confounding variables such as sex, age, body mass index (BMI) and stage of disease.

Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Being tested
Self-Management Program
Keywords
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Osteoarthritis, Ankle, Arthritis, Self-Management
Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Arthritis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Self-Management ProgramBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. A difference in the WOMAC score of 20 percentage points

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. A change in health care provider and medication utilization.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Mar 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2004
  3. Study completionApr 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Early clinical test
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
64 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00297726
Sponsor's protocol ID
PRO-OA-00001
Status last verified
Feb 2006
First submitted
27 Feb 2006
Last updated
1 Mar 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Self-Management Program in people with Osteoarthritis, run by Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Mar 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

A difference in the WOMAC score of 20 percentage points. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Mar 2006.

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