Swedish PAP in Osteoarthritis - a RCT Study
Osteoarthritis, Sedentary
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Osteoarthritis focused on measuring Osteoarthritis, Sedentary, Physical activity, Health related quality of life
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with clinically verified osteoarthritis in knee or hip
- Sedentary (physical activity level, less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity a week) includes
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe pain in hip or knee when walking
- Other serious disorders causing problems when walking
- Back injury causing pain in the leg
- Cruciate ligament injury in the knee which causes severe dysfunction
- Severe menisci injury
- Total joint replacement in hip or knee
- Unable to understand Swedish and follow verbal visual instructions
Study population: Patients who contact primary care center because of their hip or knee osteoarthritis and which is referred to the physical therapist. Seven health centers in Gävle include patients.
Sites / Locations
- Uppsala UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Physical activity on prescription (PAP)
General advice
Participants meet a physiotherapist for 60 minutes, get information about osteoarthritis, physical activity and weight control and a patient-centered counselling about physical activity related to the disease. It leads to a Swedish Physical activity on prescription (PAP). It is an individualized written prescription on physical activity and includes specific mode of physical activity. The patient is contacted by telephone or visit the physiotherapist after three weeks, three months and six months.
Participants meet a physiotherapist for 60 minutes, get information about osteoarthritis, physical activity and weight control and receive an intervention with general advice about being active with cardiovascular exercise such as walking, cycling or otherwise in 30 minutes three times a week and do strength training functional during the day such as walk in stairs and getting up from a chair without hand support.