Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Self Management Program on Changes in Physical Activity Level of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in Spa Therapy

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand172 enrolled

Overview

The primary purpose is to evaluate the benefit of an education action of exercise on the level of physical activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis with the waning of a spa treatment for three weeks, three months after the start of the cure.

The aim of this study is to prove the effectiveness of an educational intervention in thermal environment on physical activity level with knee osteoarthritis patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

172

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis Physical Activity Education Self-management Exercise

Interventions

5 educational workshopOTHER

written information bookletOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, male or female, aged 50 to 75 years. * Patients with knee osteoarthritis clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme (beneficiary entitled) * Patient registered spa * Patient has given its consent in writing to Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

CHU Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Level of physical activity at 3 month, with score on IPAQ Short form

Time frame: at 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Self efficacy at 3 months with score on ASES

Time frame: at 3 months

Functional status at 3 months with score on WOMAC

Time frame: at 3 months

Fears and beliefs at 3 months with score on KOFBeQ

Time frame: at 3 months

Pain at 3 months with score on EVA

Time frame: at 3 months

Sarcopenia at 18 days

Time frame: at 18 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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