Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial.

Holden, MA; Callaghan, M; Felson, D; Birrell, F; Nicholls, E; Jowett, S; Kigozi, J; McBeth, J; Borrelli, B; Jinks, C; Foster, NE; Dziedzic, K; Mallen, C; Sutton, A; Ingram, C; Lawton, S; Hartshorne, L; Williams, H; Browell, R; Hudson, H; Marshall, M; Sowden, G; Herron, D; Halliday, N; Asamane, E; Peat, G

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048196

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Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Allison, K., Jones, S., Hinman, R. S., Briggs, A. M., Sumithran, P., Quicke, J., …Bennell, K. (2021). Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(4), 835-847. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24828

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate effects of an online education program about weight management for osteoarthritis on physiotherapists' self-reported confidence in knowledge and skills in weight management, and attitudes toward obesity. METHOD: A two-group ran... Read More about Effects of an Online Education Program on Physical Therapists' Confidence in Weight Management for People With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis? (2021)
Journal Article
Hall, M., van der Esch, M., Hinman, R., Peat, G., de Zwart, A., Quicke, J., …Bennell, K. (2022). How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(1), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.09.010

Hip and knee osteoarthritis are leading causes of global disability. Most research to date has focused on the knee, with results often extrapolated to the hip, and this extends to treatment recommendations in clinical guidelines. Extrapolating result... Read More about How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis?.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial. (2021)
Journal Article
Holden, M., Callaghan, M., Felson, D., Birrell, F., Nicholls, E., Jowett, S., …Peat, G. (2021). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial. BMJ Open, 11(3), Article e048196. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048196

BACKGROUND: Brace effectiveness for knee osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear and international guidelines offer conflicting recommendations. Our trial will determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding knee bracing (matched to patients' cli... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of bracing in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis management: protocol for a multicentre, primary care, randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial..