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Corticosteroid

Corticosteroid for Osteoarthritis (SMART Trial)

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Led By Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc
Research Sponsored by Madigan Army Medical Center
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 1 year
Awards & highlights

SMART Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare an orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) to corticosteroid injection for the management of knee osteoarthritis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoarthritis

SMART Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Western Ontario McMasters Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)
Secondary outcome measures
Alternate Step Test (AST)
Global Rating of Change (GROC)
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)

SMART Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: CorticosteroidActive Control1 Intervention
Corticosteroid injection
Group II: Orthopaedic Manual Physical TherapyActive Control1 Intervention
OMPT consists of joint and soft-tissue mobilizations and the exercises that reinforce the manual techniques.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Madigan Army Medical CenterLead Sponsor
48 Previous Clinical Trials
18,048 Total Patients Enrolled
Brooke Army Medical CenterFED
118 Previous Clinical Trials
26,368 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
1,018 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DScPrincipal InvestigatorMadigan Army Medical Center

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Recent research and studies
Physical TherapyJournal
Hydrotherapy Versus Conventional Land-based Exercise for the Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Silva, Luciana E, Valeria Valim, Ana Paula C Pessanha, Leda M Oliveira, Samira Myamoto, Anamaria Jones, and Jamil Natour. 2008. “Hydrotherapy Versus Conventional Land-based Exercise for the Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Clinical Trial”. Physical Therapy. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.2522/ptj.20060040.
Physical TherapyJournal
Hydrotherapy Versus Conventional Land-based Exercise for the Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Silva, Luciana E, Valeria Valim, Ana Paula C Pessanha, Leda M Oliveira, Samira Myamoto, Anamaria Jones, and Jamil Natour. 2008. “Hydrotherapy Versus Conventional Land-based Exercise for the Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Clinical Trial”. Physical Therapy. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.2522/ptj.20060040.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
A Comparison of Manual Physical Therapy and Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Dan Rhon 2012. "A Comparison of Manual Physical Therapy and Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01427153.
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