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Joint Decision-Making: what do patients really want?

NCT ID NCT02664337

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study asks over 2,300 people with various joint conditions (like arthritis, fractures, and hip problems) to fill out surveys about their treatment preferences. Researchers want to learn how factors like pain, recovery time, cost, and surgery versus non-surgery affect patient choices. The goal is to create a tool that helps doctors and patients make better, more personalized decisions together.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors and patients make more personalized treatment decisions for common joint problems.
What could go wrong
This is an observational survey study, not a treatment trial. It won't test any new drug or procedure, so it cannot directly improve health outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

About 2,310 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Start date

Feb 2016

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient age criteria for each condition is listed below: 1. Hip arthritis: 50-80 years 2. Knee arthritis: 50-80 years 3. Hip labral tears and FAI: 18-65 4. Osteochondritis dissecans: parents with children between the ages of 8-18 5. Achilles tendon rupture: 25-60 years 6. Patellofemoral dislocation: parents with children between the ages of 8-18 and adults between 18-50 years of age 7. Distal radius fracture: 18-80 years 8. Hip fracture: 50-85 years 9. Ankle fracture: 18-80 years 10. Tibia fracture: 18-80 years 11. Proximal humerus fracture: 18-80 years 12. Ankle Arthritis: 40-80 years Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to read, understand and give effective English consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Ankle Fractures arthritic joint disease Femoracetabular Impingement hip fracture humerus fracture osteoarthritis osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, knee osteochondritis dissecans radius fracture tibia fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Ankle fractures Arthritis Femoroacetabular impingement Hip fractures Osteochondritis dissecans Tibial fractures

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University Health System

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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