MOOC-OA: A consumer-focused Massive Open Online Course about osteoarthritis and its management: a randomised controlled trial
The University of MelbourneDataset description
Demographic, baseline and 13-week follow-up data from the MOOC-OA trial. 124 patients aged over 45 years with symptomatic hip/knee osteoarthritis were randomised to either i) a 4-week self-directed eLearning or ii) an electronic osteoarthritis pamphlet (control) with primary outcomes change in knowledge and pain self-efficacy at 13 weeks. All data presented in the results paper (Patient Educ Couns. 2025;137:108792) available in XLSX format.Date Information
Source Study
Purpose:
Phase:
Trial acronym
Not available
Trial ID
ACTRN12622001490763
Funding
Government body, National Health and Medical Research Council
Scientific enquiries
Dr Rachel K Nelligan
Brief Summary
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the 12th highest contributor to global disability. It typically involves the hip and knee causing joint pain that leads to impaired function and reduced quality of life. There is no cure for OA and treatment focuses on long-term self-management of pain with exercise and weight loss (if overweight). But, people with OA are dissatisfied with the quantity and quality of information provided to them about their condition and do not feel equipped to self-manage successfully. We .... Read more
Key Inclusion Criteria
i. live in Australia; ii. have an unreplaced (native) hip or knee joint that meets the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical criteria for OA: - aged 45 years or over; - activity-related pain at the joint; - joint morning stiffness that lasts less than or equal to 30 mins or no morning stiffness at the joint iii. history of pain for at least 3 months at the joint; and iv. joint pain on most days of the past month; v. have access to a computer with internet connection and an e .... Read more
Key Exclusion Criteria
i. self-reported systemic arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, gout); ii. scheduled for lower limb joint surgery in the next 13 weeks; iii. completed an online educational course about OA that involved at least 2 hours of learning in total in the past 12 months; and/or iv. unable to easily read and understand English.
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Population
Sample Size 124
Min. age 45 Years
Max. age No limit
Sex Both males and females
Condition category Knee osteoarthritis , Hip osteoarthritis
Condition code Musculoskeletal
Intervention
Intervention code Lifestyle , Behaviour
In this two-arm, parallel-design, superiority, randomised controlled trial, participants randomised to the intervention group will receive access to a 4-module consumer-focused Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) about osteoarthritis (OA) and its management. After randomisation, participants will receive an email from the research team, which contains details of how to access the course online. Participants will be asked to access the course at home, on their own device and complete module 1 withi .... Read more
Comparison
Control group Active
Participants in the comparator group will receive access to a 3-page electronic pamphlet about OA and its management, currently available online from a reputable musculoskeletal consumer organisation, Musculoskeletal Australia. The pamphlet is anticipated to take 5-10 minutes to read in full. After randomisation, participants will receive an email from the research team containing the pamphlet as a PDF attachment. Participants will be asked to read the pamphlet within the coming 5 weeks. At the .... Read more
Outcomes
Outcome: Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis Knowledge Scale (KOAKS for people with knee osteoarthritis; HOAKS for people with hip osteoarthritis) Timepoint: Baseline 5 weeks post randomisation (primary) 13 weeks post randomisation
Outcome: Pain subscale of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) Timepoint: Baseline 5 weeks post randomisation (primary) 13 weeks post randomisation
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
Yes
Who can request access to individual participant data?
Data will be made available as required for specific, approved analyses by researchers. Data will be provided from locked, cleaned, and de- identified study database. Requests will be reviewed by the Principal Investigator prior to approval.
Are there any conditions for requesting access to individual participant data?
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What individual participant data might be shared?
Individual participant data not covered above
All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification
What types of analyses could be done with individual participant data?
The investigators endorse the concept of data sharing to advance medical science. All requests for data sharing will be reviewed by the Principal Investigator to ensure no conflict with any planned sub analyses and to ensure that the data are shared in an ethical and protected manner. Analyses aimed to improve treatment of knee osteoarthritis for non-commercial purposes are eligible.
Are there extra considerations when requesting access to individual participant data?
No
When can requests for individual data be made (start and end dates)?
From: Immediately following publication, no end date
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