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JointEffort Program for Osteoarthritis

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Led By Jackie L Whittaker, PT, PhD

Research Sponsored by Jackie Whittaker

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 2 and 12 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare the effects of two different treatments for osteoarthritis: a standardized group exercise and education program, and an individualized exercise and education program. The goal is to see if the standardized program is associated with improvements in mobility, quality of life, pain management, and inflammatory biomarkers.

Eligible Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 2 and 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 2 and 12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Knee

Secondary outcome measures

30 Second Chair Stand Physical Function (Strength)

40m Fast Paced Walk Test

Arthritis

+3 more

Other outcome measures

Intervention Adherence

Medication Use

Participant Age

+5 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: JointEffort ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

GROUP 2: JOINTEFFORT GROUP (INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE PROGRAM)

Group II: GLA:D Canada ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

GROUP 1: GLA:DTM CANADA GROUP (STANDARDIZED EXERCISE PROGRAM)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Jackie WhittakerLead Sponsor

University of AlbertaLead Sponsor

886 Previous Clinical Trials

384,727 Total Patients Enrolled

9 Trials studying Osteoarthritis

731 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis

McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint HealthUNKNOWN

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Can minors partake in this medical experiment?

"The requirements for patients to be included in this trial dictate that the minimum age is 50 and the maximum age 100."

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Is it feasible for me to become a participant in this experiment?

"Sixty participants, aged between 50 and 100 with a prior diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis from either their primary care physician or orthopedic surgeon are being accepted into this trial. Furthermore, they must demonstrate the capacity to comprehend English; give informed consent in the same language; as well as attend exercise programming classes at University of Calgary."

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Are there any slots available for this experiment?

"It appears that, according to clinicaltrials.gov, the recruitment process for this research has concluded; the initial posting was on May 1st 2018 and it was last updated April 6th 2022. Although this trial is not actively searching for participants at present, there are 693 other studies currently in pursuit of patients."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

A Comparison Between GLA:D Canada and an Individualized JointEffort Exercise Program in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Jackie Whittaker 2018. "A Comparison Between GLA:D Canada and an Individualized JointEffort Exercise Program in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03406767.