Stepped Exercise Program for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis : A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Ann Intern Med
; 174(3): 298-307, 2021 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Evidence-based models are needed to deliver exercise-related services for knee osteoarthritis efficiently and according to patient needs.OBJECTIVE:
To examine a stepped exercise program for patients with knee osteoarthritis (STEP-KOA).DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02653768).SETTING:
2 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sites.PARTICIPANTS:
345 patients (mean age, 60 years; 15% female; 67% people of color) with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. INTERVENTION Participants were randomly assigned in a 21 ratio to STEP-KOA or an arthritis education (AE) control group, respectively. The STEP-KOA intervention began with 3 months of an internet-based exercise program (step 1). Participants who did not meet response criteria for improvement in pain and function after step 1 progressed to step 2, which involved 3 months of biweekly physical activity coaching calls. Participants who did not meet response criteria after step 2 went on to in-person physical therapy visits (step 3). The AE group received educational materials via mail every 2 weeks. MEASUREMENTS Primary outcome was Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score. Scores for the STEP-KOA and AE groups at 9 months were compared by using linear mixed models.RESULTS:
In the STEP-KOA group, 65% of participants (150 of 230) progressed to step 2 and 35% (81 of 230) to step 3. The estimated baseline WOMAC score for the full sample was 47.5 (95% CI, 45.7 to 49.2). At 9-month follow-up, the estimated mean WOMAC score was 6.8 points (CI, -10.5 to -3.2 points) lower in the STEP-KOA than the AE group, indicating greater improvement.LIMITATION:
Participants were mostly male veterans, and follow-up was limited.CONCLUSION:
Veterans in STEP-KOA reported modest improvements in knee osteoarthritis symptoms compared with the control group. The STEP-KOA strategy may be efficient for delivering exercise therapies for knee osteoarthritis. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteoartrite do Joelho
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Terapia por Exercício
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article