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NCT Number: NCT02673801

Optimized Referral of Knee Patients to the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic

The purpose of the study is to evaluate an algorithm to screen patients with suspected knee osteoarthritis referred to an orthopedic outpatient clinic by using radiographs and patient-reported symptoms. It will be investigated whether the algorithm is able to identify which patients that are deemed relevant to undergo an orthopedic assessment. This will be evaluated by estimating the sensitivity of the new algorithm compared to with the traditional clinical assessment of the patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Silkeborg Regional Hospital

Silkeborg, 8600, Denmark

About this study

Further description is provided as eligibility criteria and outcome measures.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients with a new referral to the orthopedic outpatient clinic with suspected knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Cognitive or language problems that precludes the filling in of the questionnaires
  • Unwillingness to answer the questionnaires
  • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, neurological diseases or cancer

Treatment and study plan

Orthopedic assessment in the outpatient clinic

Other

Orthopedic assessment based on clinic evaluation, patient symptoms and radiographic evaluation

Primary outcomes

  1. "Relevant" or "Not relevant" for orthopedic assessment

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

    Results from the algorithm as well as radiographs and the clinic examination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knee Injury an Osteoarhtritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

    Time frame: At baseline

    Patient reported symptoms, stiffness, pain, activities of daily living (ADL), function in sport and recreation and knee related quality of life

Other outcomes

  1. Kellgren-Lawrence scale

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

    Radiographic grade of osteoarthritis

  2. Treatment plan

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day (at the initial visit in the orthopedic outpatient clinic)

    Evaluated by the orthopedic surgeon

  3. Earlier treatment

    Time frame: At baseline

    Patient-reported

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Central Jutland Regional Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

OPtimeret Kirurgisk Visitation af Knæartrose Patienter (OPKVIK)

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Feb 4, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 4, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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