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Clinical effectiveness of a rehabilitation program integrating exercise, self‐management, and active coping strategies for chronic knee pain: A cluster randomized trial

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Hurley, M. V., Walsh, N. E., Mitchell, H. L., Pimm, T. J., Patel, A., Williamson, E., Jones, R. H., Dieppe, P. A. +1 more·2007·Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective: Chronic knee pain is a major cause of disability and health care expenditure, but there are concerns about efficacy, cost, and side effects associated with usual primary care. Conservative rehabilitation may offer a safe, effective, affordable alternative. We compared the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program integrating exercise, self‐management, and active coping strategies (Enabling Self‐management and Coping with Arthritic Knee Pain through Exercise [ESCAPE‐knee pain]) with usual primary care in improving functioning in persons with chronic knee pain. Methods: We conducted a single‐blind, pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial. Participants age ≥50 years, reporting knee pain for >6 months, were recruited from 54 inner‐city primary care practices. Primary care practices were randomized to continued usual primary care (i.e., whatever intervention a participant's primary care physician deemed appropriate), usual primary care plus the rehabilitation program delivered to individual participants, or usual primary care plus the rehabilitation program delivered to groups of 8 participants. The primary outcome was self‐reported functioning (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index physical functioning [WOMAC‐func]) 6 months after completing rehabilitation. Results: A total of 418 participants were recruited; 76 (18%) withdrew, only 5 (1%) due to adverse events. Rehabilitated participants had better functioning than participants continuing usual primary care (−3.33 difference in WOMAC‐func score; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] −5.88, −0.78; P = 0.01). Improvements were similar whether participants received individual rehabilitation (−3.53; 95% CI −6.52, −0.55) or group rehabilitation (−3.16; 95% CI −6.55, −0.12). Conclusion: ESCAPE‐knee pain provides a safe, relatively brief intervention for chronic knee pain that is equally effective whether delivered to individuals or groups of participants.

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Hurley, M. V., Walsh, N. E., Mitchell, H. L., Pimm, T. J., Patel, A., Williamson, E., Jones, R. H., Dieppe, P. A., & Reeves, B. C.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • University of the West of England (GB)
  • De Montfort University (GB)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
Corresponding author
Hurley, M. V.
Venue
Arthritis Care & Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-09-28
Volume
57
Issue
7
Pages
1211-1219
ISSN
  • 0893-7524 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-0123
OpenAlex
W2098653239
Cited by
262
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Arthritis Care & Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
  • DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Repository (Kingston University London) (submittedVersion)
  • UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Keywords
chronic knee pain, knee osteoarthritis, rehabilitation programs, exercise therapy, self-management, active coping strategies, group rehabilitation, physical function, primary care, older adults
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Exercise Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Self Care, Treatment Outcome, Osteoarthritis, Knee

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