A Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
Information provided by:	Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00297726

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Osteoarthritis	Behavioral: Self-Management Program

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Non-Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Prospective Study to Examine the Efficacy of the Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP) in Patients With Osteoarthritis (OA) in Alberta

Further study details as provided by Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:

A difference in the WOMAC score of 20 percentage points

Secondary Outcome Measures:

A change in health care provider and medication utilization.

Estimated Enrollment:	64
Study Start Date:	October 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2006

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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00297726

Sponsors and Collaborators

Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Cyril B Frank, MD

University of Calgary

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	PRO-OA-00001
Study First Received:	February 27, 2006
Last Updated:	February 27, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00297726
Health Authority:	Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Osteoarthritis, Ankle
Arthritis
Self-Management

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis
Joint Diseases

Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases
Osteoarthritis, Hip

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009