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Knee OsteoarthritisPhase 4ARTISTNCT00462319

ARTIST: ARThrose Intervention STandardisée

A Phase 4 study testing Education, weight reduction and physical exercise in people with Knee Osteoarthritis, run by Almirall, SAS at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

International recommendations (ACR,EULAR) emphasize physical exercise and weight loss for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Nevertheless, number of patients receiving advices for these 2 points still low. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Knee Osteoarthritis
What is being tested?
Education, weight reduction and physical exercise
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
May 2005to not given
Phase
Phase 4
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 45 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • symptomatic and ambulatory patients
  • suffering from knee osteoarthritis (ACR criteria)
  • 25<BMI<35
  • signed informed consent

Who cannot join

  • need to surgery within 6 next months
  • co-morbidity

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Study site

    Paris

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Standardized Management of Knee Arthritis Patients

International recommendations (ACR,EULAR) emphasize physical exercise and weight loss for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Nevertheless, number of patients receiving advices for these 2 points still low. This study evaluates the impact of a standardized medical intervention (patient education, weight reduction and physical exercise) in knee osteoarthritis patients.

Being tested
Education, weight reduction and physical exercise
Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis, Knee

What participants receive

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

  • Education, weight reduction and physical exerciseBehavioural

What is being measured

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

  1. Weight

  2. Physical Exercise in Leisure

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Apr 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2005

Resources

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 4
Primary purpose
Early clinical test
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00462319
Sponsor's protocol ID
2004/07
Acronym
ARTIST
Status last verified
Apr 2007
First submitted
18 Apr 2007
Last updated
19 Apr 2007
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Recommendations for the medical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: 2000 update. American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis Guidelines. Arthritis Rheum. 2000 Sep;43(9):1905-15. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200009)43:93.0.CO;2-P. No abstract available.

    PubMed 11014340
  • Messier SP, Gutekunst DJ, Davis C, DeVita P. Weight loss reduces knee-joint loads in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Jul;52(7):2026-32. doi: 10.1002/art.21139.

    PubMed 15986358
  • Ravaud P, Flipo RM, Boutron I, Roy C, Mahmoudi A, Giraudeau B, Pham T. ARTIST (osteoarthritis intervention standardized) study of standardised consultation versus usual care for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee in primary care in France: pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2009 Feb 23;338:b421. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b421.

    PubMed 19237406

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Education, weight reduction and physical exercise in people with Knee Osteoarthritis, run by Almirall, SAS at 1 site in France.

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 4 inclusion and 2 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 19 Apr 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

Weight. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00462319, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 19 Apr 2007.

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