NCT01245842

The Hand Osteoarthritis Exercise Trial

Osteoarthritis Care in Primary Health: Hand Exercises and Telephone Counselling for Hand OA - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diakonhjemmet Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a hand exercise intervention on function and osteoarthritis symptoms in persons with hand osteoarthritis .

Detailed description

Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal diseases in an adult population. The disease may have large influences on an individual's function, health related quality of life and participation in the society. In recently published clinical guidelines for management, non-pharmacological approaches are considered as core treatments. Several studies have demonstrated that exercise may reduce pain and improve function in persons with knee OA, and a similar effect is suggested for hip OA. Regarding effect of exercises in hand OA, available research results are limited, and randomised controlled trials (RCT) of good quality are needed.

Conditions

• Hand Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hand exercise program	Hand exercise program three times/week for 12 weeks. In total four group sessions, otherwise home based. Weekly telephone calls from experienced physiotherapist/occupational therapist addressing adjustments of the exercise program and encouragement of program adherence.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2010-11-23
• Last updated: 2013-10-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway