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Drugstore to the rescue: Pharmacist-Physio combo takes on knee pain

NCT ID NCT06681142

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Alberta Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a team of pharmacists and physiotherapists can help people with early knee osteoarthritis manage their condition. Participants will get one-on-one pharmacist care, including medication review and education, plus individual or group physiotherapy sessions. The goal is to improve knee symptoms and help people take a more active role in their health.

What this could mean

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Active substance
pharmacist consultation and physiotherapy sessions
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a practical, non-drug way to manage early knee osteoarthritis and reduce pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with 125 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is supportive, not a cure, and benefits may be modest.

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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

About 125 people

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

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 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

50 years and older

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: * regularly experiencing pain, aching, or stiffness in and/or around the knee for at least 1 month * complete the screening PhIT-OA questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: * Prior total knee replacement or on the waitlist to have your knee replaced * Knee surgery within the previous 4 months * History of acute injury to knee within previous 6 months * Unable to speak and read English * Unwilling or unable to visit a physiotherapist at a community physiotherapy clinic (specifically the dates and times of the partnering physiotherapy clinic) * Previous physician-diagnosed inflammatory arthritis (including this list): Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Lupus, Gout * Physician diagnosed fibromyalgia * A sudden, severely painful, hot, swollen joint at any time in the past * History of the following medications: csDMARD or bDMARD or tsDMARD, Immunosuppressive, Allopurinol or febuxostat, Colchicine * Received a knee joint injection in the past 3 months or have one scheduled in the next 3 months * Has completed the GLA:D Hip and Knee program at all in the past

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Conditions

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osteoarthritis osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

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Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee Pharmacy Physiotherapy

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mint Health & Drugs Sherwood Park

    RECRUITING

    Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

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