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Immediate Intervention Group for Knee Arthritis

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Led By Linda Li, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, months 3, 6, and 9

Summary

Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, only 13% of patients meet the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or more per week. The primary goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of a Fitbit Flex (a wireless physical activity tracking device) paired with a new application, plus a brief education session and telephone counselling by a physiotherapist (PT), to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary time in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Eligible Conditions

Knee Arthritis
Rotator Cuff Arthropathy
Osteoarthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, months 3, 6, and 9

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, months 3, 6, and 9

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, months 3, 6, and 9 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Time spent in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)

Secondary study objectives

Knee Injury and OA Outcome Score (KOOS)

Partners in Health Scale

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Immediate Intervention GroupActive Control1 Intervention

Education session, Fitbit/FitViz, PT counselling: Participants receive this intervention in Months 1-3. The session will include a presentation on physical activity, an individual goal-setting session with a registered physiotherapist, and an orientation to the Fitbit Flex and the FitViz app. In Months 1 and 2, participants will use the Fitbit/FitViz. The PT will review the progress with participants via 20-minute bi-weekly phone calls, and progressively modify their activities. In Month 3, participants will continue using the Fitbit/FitViz and have access to a PT via email as needed, but no bi-weekly phone calls. In Months 4-9, participants may continue using the Fitbit/FitViz without access to a PT.

Group II: Delayed Intervention GroupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Same intervention with a 3 month delay: The full intervention will be initiated in Month 4 and with a brief education session, use of a Fitbit Flex paired with the FitViz app, and counseling by a physiotherapist. In Months 6-9, participants will continue using Fitbit/FitViz without the PT phone calls.

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