Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: the PARTNER project dataset
University of SydneyDataset description
This dataset includes 38 general practices and 217 patient participants ( ≥45 years old, 60% female) participating in a cluster randomised controlled trial to test a new model of telehealth service delivery for knee osteoarthritis (the PARTNER study). Participants were recruited via general practices in NSW and Victoria, Australia. The dataset includes baseline descriptive and demographic data for the general practices. For participants, baseline data includes participant reported demographics, medical history, body weight and BMI, knee pain and symptoms, quality of life, mood, sleep impairment, fatigue, physical activity, willingness for knee replacement surgery, fear of movement, pain coping, and self-efficacy. Follow-up data were collected at 6 and 12 months (primary outcome), and also included satisfaction with treatment, satisfaction with knee symptoms, global rating of change and adverse events. The tile type is .xls.Identifiers
Source Study
Trial name (public)
Purpose:
Phase:
Trial acronym
PARTNER
Trial ID
ACTRN12617001595303
Funding
Commercial sector/Industry, nib Health Funds
Scientific enquiries
Dr Jocelyn Bowden
Brief Summary
The PARTNER project aims to implement and evaluate a new model of service delivery to improve the health of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in Australia. Currently, the day-to-day care of people with OA in Australia is inconsistent with care recommended in established clinical guidelines. Our new model focuses on both the person with OA and their general practitioner (GP). Firstly, the intervention will support GPs to gain an understanding of the effective conservative, non-surgical managem .... Read more
Key Inclusion Criteria
We will recruit General Practices, GPs and their patients to participate in the trial. The criteria for each group is: a) General Practices Inclusion: • At least one GP from the practice agree to be involved. • The practice uses a general practice clinical desktop system compatible with the electronic medical record decision support tool (cdmNet). • Practice has current public liability insurance. • Practice consents to be randomised. b) GPs Inclusion: • Works in a participating practice. • Regi .... Read more
Key Exclusion Criteria
We will recruit General Practices, GPs and their patients to participate in the trial. The exclusion criteria for each group is: a) General Practices: • Participated in the pilot study. • The practice principal or practice manager refuses participation. • The practice does not have one or more GPs who treat patients with knee OA. b) GPs • Works at more than one of the general practices included in the trial. • Participated in the pilot study. c) Patients • non-English speaker or unable to give i .... Read more
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Population
Sample Size 217
Min. age 45 Years
Max. age No limit
Sex Both males and females
Condition category Knee Osteoarthritis
Condition code Musculoskeletal , Public Health
Intervention
Intervention code Behaviour , Lifestyle , Treatment: Other
PARTNER Model of Service Delivery: The intervention targets both General Practitioners (GPs) and their patients, recruited from the practice’s patient list. GPs in the intervention arm will be provided with training and support to facilitate increased use of effective non-surgical management for their patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The enrolled patients are involved in the study for 12-months. Patients of the intervention GPs will receive personalised advice and support to effectively s .... Read more
Comparison
Control group Active
General Practitioner's Usual Care of Knee Osteoarthritis: GPs in the practices allocated to the control group will manage patients as per their usual care. Management of the patient’s OA is purely at the discretion of the GP, there will be no restrictions on how these patients should be managed. GPs may refer to any third party provider, which may incur additional out-of-pocket expenses for the patient. Patients may attend these services at their own discretion. The GPs in this arm will receive .... Read more
Outcomes
Outcome: Change in physical function of the study knee: knee function will be measured using the function in daily living subscale of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). The KOOS questionnaire measures symptoms and functional limitations associated with knee OA. The outcomes are measured using Likert responses scored from 0 to 4. The questions pertain to the previous 7 days.Timepoint: 12 months from their enrollment in the study.
Outcome: Change in average pain of the study knee: overall average pain over the past week will be self-reported via a numerical rating scale with terminal descriptors of ‘no pain’ (score 0) and ‘worst pain possible’ (score 10). Timepoint: 12 months from their enrollment in the study (completion of baseline survey).
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available?
yes
What data in particular will be shared?
Initially, individual participant data underlying published results will be available (after de-identification). Prior to this other data may be available at the discretion of the CIs.
When will data be available?
Immediately following publication or as agreed by the CIs, no end date has been determined.
Available to whom?
Data is available to researchers with a sound methodological proposal.
Available for what types of analyses?
No restrictions