Effect of an Information- and Self-management App for People With Knee Osteoarthritis
ConditionKnee Osteoarthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorDiakonhjemmet Hospital
About this trial
The primary aim of the trial is to assess if an information- and self-management app provided in the period between referral and consultation in specialist healthcare can improve knowledge about osteoarthritis and decision quality during consultation in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
204 patients will be randomized to either being on the waiting list for consultation, accessing publically available information about osteoarthritis (control group) or getting access to an 8-week information- and self-management intervention delivered through the Genus app prior to consultation.
Pasients with answer questionnaires at baseline, 4 weeks (intervention group only), 8 weeks, post consultation and 1 and 2 years after consultation.
The Genus app contains information videos, exercise videos, quizzes, feedback and questionnaires provided in a progressive order over an 8 week period.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Men and women > 50 years referred to specialist healthcare for knee OA management
Disqualifiers
Received joint replacement or are under consideration for revision in the referred joint
Have undergone joint replacement surgery in opposite knee
Have uncontrolled serious comorbidities
Have cognitive deficits
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Information- and self-management app
- Control
Treatment groups
204 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov