Educational Intervention for Knee Pain
Osteoarthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Osteoarthritis focused on measuring Osteoarthritis, Knee, race, ethnicity, knee replacement
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC, AA primary care patients > age 50 who meet clinical criteria for knee OA (i.e., chronic, frequent knee pain based on the NHANES questions, WOMAC score = 39, and radiographic evidence of knee OA with K-L grade =2) are eligible for enrollment Exclusion Criteria: Patients who have prior history of any: major joint replacement terminal illness (e.g., end-stage cancer) physician-diagnosed inflammatory arthritis (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, ankylosing spondylitis or other seronegative spondyloarthropathy) contra-indications to replacement surgery (e.g., lower extremity paralysis as result of stroke) Patients who are not willing to be randomized Do not have the presence of knee OA Do not have telephone service
Sites / Locations
- VA Medical Center, Cleveland
- VA Medical Center, Philadelphia
- Division of General Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Placebo Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Arm 1/Attention Control
Arm 2/Decision Aid (DA)
Arm 3/ Motivational Interview (MI)
Arm 4/ DA and MI
Subjects randomized to the attention control arm received a patient educational booklet about OA published by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. This booklet provides a brief educational program that summarizes how to live with knee OA but does not specifically mention joint replacement
Decision Aid Video: The research interventionist will show the participant the Dartmouth Knee OA Decision Aid video entitled "Treatment Choices for Knee Osteoarthritis." The video gives a detailed explanation of 1) the damage to the knee joint caused by OA; 2) treatment options including lifestyle changes, medications, injections, complementary therapy, and surgery; 3) the risks, benefits, and known efficacy of each treatment option.
Motivational Interviewing: The research intervention will conduct the fact-to-face MI session with the participant. This was used as a mechanism to help patients confront their thoughts about TKR and how to engage their primary care doctors about knee pain
Decision Aid Video: The research interventionist will show the participant the Dartmouth Knee OA Decision Aid video entitled "Treatment Choices for Knee Osteoarthritis." The video gives a detailed explanation of 1) the damage to the knee joint caused by OA; 2) treatment options including lifestyle changes, medications, injections, complementary therapy, and surgery; 3) the risks, benefits, and known efficacy of each treatment option. Motivational Interviewing: The research intervention will conduct the fact-to-face MI session with the participant. This was used as a mechanism to help patients confront their thoughts about TKR and how to engage their primary care doctors about knee pain