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Filter by:The aim of this study is to improve the referral rates to physiotherapy of patients with knee osteoarthritis. The intervention consists of one academic detailing visit directed to general practitioners (GPs)
The main aim in this randomized controlled trial is to improve access to safe and effective care, professional practice and cost-effective utilisation of health care resources by testing if occupational therapist-led care is as effective and safe as rheumatologist-led care for people with hand osteoarthritis.
Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of disability in the U.S. and affects more than 60% of adults over 65 years. As the burden of knee and hip OA increases among aging adults, more patients are deciding to have joint replacement surgery. However, no clear guidelines exist for patients to determine if or when to undergo total joint replacement (TJR). The investigators plan to develop a web-based system that will provide individualized patient OA Care Plans that will help patients make informed decisions about how to treat their arthritis. The investigators will be using this system with patients to see if they find it useful. The investigators believe that the OA Care plan will improve the process and quality of OA treatment decisions and the quality of OA care.
The LCS Complete Cementless Knee by DePuy Synthes is a rotating platform knee replacement with a good clinical track record and good survival rates. The cementless ATTUNE Cruciate Sacrificing (CS) Rotating Platform Knee by DePuy Synthes has been designed to provide better range of motion and address the unstable feeling some patients experience during everyday activities, such as stair descent and bending. It is expected that the cementless ATTUNE Rotating Platform Knee will have regulatory approval early 2016. Patient inclusion will start after regular approval has been obtained. The objective of this study is to accurately assess and compare migration, clinical and radiological outcome and patient reported outcomes (PROMS) of two TKR prostheses: the Cementless ATTUNE Rotating Platform Cruciate Sacrificing Knee System and the LCS Complete Cementless Cruciate Sacrificing Knee System (rotating platform design), both by DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, Indiana, USA. In this single-blind, randomized non-inferiority trial, 32 patients with the ATTUNE Knee System and 32 patients with LCS Knee System will be included. The study population will consist of patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee scheduled for TKR surgery at the Department of Orthopaedics, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. Annually 300 TKA procedures are performed in this department, of which about 95% is Osteo Arthritis (OA). The investigator anticipates that inclusion can be accomplished within a 1 year period and that the total study duration is 3 years. Main study parameters/endpoints are: - Migration, measured by means of RSA. - Patient Reported Outcome Measures by means of questionnaires.
In this work the importance of the potentiation and recovery of the balance with a physiotherapeutic intervention that begins in the early preoperative phase is compared with the conventional postoperative rehabilitation. The objective is to evaluate the influence of a muscle enhancement protocol in which a specific work of balance is included, with the physical benefits that this entails for the evolution of the patient. It also seeks to verify if the teaching and recommendation of exercises at home as preparation and conditioning for the intervention of ATR is effective, and to what extent, compared to a guided training in the hospital.
This is an exploratory non-drug, interventional biomarker study in approximately 30 eligible patients with active osteoarthritis to investigate the degree of senescence-associated disease. Patients will provide blood and urine and undergo MRI imaging with and without gadolinium enhancement. Following imaging, arthrocentesis of both knees and an arthroscopy of the target knee will occur to obtain fluid, synovium and cartilage for analysis.
Given the modest effectiveness of current treatments and the burden chronic neck pain places on Veterans, the investigators' research proposal is significant in several regards. First, Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated (TOMCATT) Study directly addresses a high priority area for the VA and is well aligned with the VHA Pain Management Strategy and VHA Pain Management Directive 2009-053. Second, because previous massage studies have included relatively small sample sizes, this trial will provide information vital to fill an evidence vacuum regarding effectiveness of a massage treatments for chronic neck pain. Third, TOMCATT will extend the current understanding of non-pharmacological treatments. Fourth, if the study hypotheses are corroborated massage may emerge as an effective, safe, affordable, sustainable, and accessible treatment for Veterans.
The study aims to exam whether sinew acupuncture can relieve pain and symptoms of KOA and improve functional movement by Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Timed up & Go Test (TUG) and 8-step Stair Climb Test (SCT) assessment, and Quality of life by Short Form-36 (SF-36). A randomized, sham acupuncture controlled, patient and assessor blinded, pilot study will be employed.
This research is being done to evaluate whether combining medications that are FDA approved, but have not yet been approved for combination treatment, can be effective in reducing pain.
The goal of this study is to study the stability of the Delta-TT cup with polyethylene insert and the Delta-TT cup with ceramic insert both combined with the H-MAX femoral stem by means of RSA to assess whether the differences in stiffness of the cup will have an influence on incorporation and mechanical stability. It is hypothesized that there will be more micromotion on the short-term (<2 years) in the patients with the ceramic insert because of the higher stiffness, however, all components will be considered stable on the short and long-term.