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Understanding the Differences in the Management of Patients With Arthritis of the Knee or Hip

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Pittsburgh
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00105677
First received: March 16, 2005
Last updated: April 18, 2013
Last verified: October 2006
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine cultural and clinical context factors in African-American and white veterans with knee or hip osteoarthritis with a focus on how these factors may be potentially modifiable determinants of willingness to consider joint replacement.


Condition
Osteoarthritis
Arthritis, Degenerative
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Osteoarthritis, Knee

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment: 980
Study Start Date: August 2004
Study Completion Date: September 2006

Detailed Description:

The study focuses on identifying potentially modifiable determinants of patients� willingness to consider joint replacement as a treatment option for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. This line of research is informed by not only our prior work but also recent studies on health disparities and patient decision-making. Our long-term goal is the development and evaluation of interventions to target these determinants of willingness in order to eliminate ethnic disparities in joint replacement. The study findings will assist in laying the groundwork for the design of such interventions for patients with osteoarthritis.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   50 Years to 79 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Chronic, frequent knee or hip pain based on the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
  2. Age >50 and <80 (at least 50 but not to exceed 79 years of age)
  3. Severe or extreme knee or hip OA on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (i.e., score greater than or equal to 39)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior history of knee or hip joint replacement
  2. Terminal illness (i.e., end-stage cancer, CHF, COPD, etc.)
  3. Physician-diagnosed inflammatory arthritis
  4. Dementia
  5. Prosthetic leg
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00105677

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15206
Sponsors and Collaborators
Department of Veterans Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
Investigators
Principal Investigator: C. Kent Kwoh, MD Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
  More Information

Additional Information:
Click here for more information about this study: Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Responsible Party: Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00105677     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: ECV 03-201
Study First Received: March 16, 2005
Last Updated: April 18, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
Racial/ethnic health disparities
Attitudes
Osteoarthritis Management
Patient Perceptions

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Osteoarthritis, Knee
 Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013