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- Clinical Trial NCT02876120
The STavanger osteoARThritis Study (START)
The STavanger osteoARThritis Study in Primary Health Care
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Previous research has shown that the osteoarthritis care for persons with hip or knee osteoarthritis in Norway has a potential for improvement as the provided care may not necessarily reflect evidence-based guideline recommendations. The purpose of the STavanger osteoARThritis (START) study is to improve the quality of OA care and increase the collaboration between health care professionals in primary health care and across health care levels.
Based on international treatment recommendations for OA care and previous research, a tailored implementation strategy targeting high quality, integrated care for people with OA in Stavanger Municipality will be developed, implemented and evaluated. The care will mainly be provided in the Stavanger primary health care services by physiotherapists (PT) (in private practice) and general practitioners (GP), but will also include collaboration with orthopaedic surgeons in specialist health care at Stavanger University Hospital.
The main aim of the present study is to develop, implement and evaluate effects of a tailored implementation strategy for the START study in Stavanger Municipality.
To evaluate the effects of the START implementation strategy, an interrupted time series design method will be applied. The study period will be divided into three phases: pre-implementation, implementation/transition and post-implementation. Data will be collected at 16 time points; 8 before and 8 after the implementation/ transition phase.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- PT working in private practice in Stavanger Municipality
- GP working in Stavanger Municipality
- Person with complaints due to hip and/or knee osteoarthritis referred to physiotherapy in Stavanger Municipality
- Person with complaints due to hip and/or knee osteoarthritis referred for assessment of joint replacement at Stavanger University Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
- Persons referred to physiotherapy after a total joint replacement
- Persons who do not understand the Norwegian language
- Persons with cognitive dysfunction
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Pre- and post-implementation phases
Pre-implementation phase: during the pre-implementation period persons with hip or knee osteoarthritis will receive "usual care" as it is currently delivered by physiotherapists and general practitioners. Post-implementation phase: during the post-implementation phase the GPs and PTs will treat persons with hip or knee osteoarthritis according to the START treatment model including providing information/patient education program, supervised exercise and advice/support to loose weight and other non-surgical evidence based treatments modalities prior to being referred to an orthopaedic surgeon |
Multifaceted implementation strategy to implement evidence based international osteoarthritis treatment recommendations among GPs and PTs in private practice, template for PT discharge reports to GP, patient osteoarthritis education programs, and facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration between the PTs and GPs.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in patient-reported quality of osteoarthritis care
Time Frame: 8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Using the "OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator questionnaire"
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8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Change in the number of PT discharge summaries to the referring GP
Time Frame: 8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Change in the proportion of people with OA referred to orthopaedic surgeon in secondary care that has explored non-surgical treatment modalities beforehand
Time Frame: 8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Change in the proportion of people with OA referred to orthopaedic surgeon in secondary care that has taken an MRI and/or conventional radiographs for OA assessment
Time Frame: 8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Change in the proportion of people with OA referred to orthopaedic surgeon in secondary care that leads to scheduled joint surgery
Time Frame: 8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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8 weeks pre-implementation vs. 8 weeks post-implementation
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nina Østerås, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2016/1335
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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