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New online tool aims to end confusion for osteoarthritis patients facing surgery

NCT ID NCT03102580

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a personalized web-based care plan for over 5,700 adults with knee or hip osteoarthritis. The goal was to help patients and their doctors make more informed decisions about treatments, including whether to have joint replacement surgery. The study measured how well the care plan reduced uncertainty in decision-making compared to usual care.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

5,713 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2017

Finished

Apr 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

40 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * All new patients to participating surgeon's practice for the purpose of evaluation of knee or hip OA are possible participants. * Patients must be 40 years of age or older and able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis * Recent knee or hip injury as purpose for visit * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Non-English speaking subjects- As we are refining and testing a web-based system intervention that provides individualized patient OA Care plans to improved shared decision making between patients and providers, for research purposes we must assure that the 'counseling' between the surgeon and patient will be in their native language. Once we have identified what materials work at the end of the study, we will translate materials into Spanish.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis susceptibility 5 osteoarthritis susceptibility 6 osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

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Osteo arthritis knee Osteoarthritis, hip

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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