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Facilitating activity and self-management for people with arthritic knee, hip or lower back pain (FASA): A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Walsh, Nicola, Jones, Louisa, Phillips, Sonia, Thomas, Rachel, Odondi, Lang'o, Palmer, Shea, Cramp, Fiona, Pollock, Jon and Hurley, Mike 2020. Facilitating activity and self-management for people with arthritic knee, hip or lower back pain (FASA): A cluster randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 50 , pp. 1-7. 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102271

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Abstract

Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain including osteoarthritis (OA) can significantly limit the functional independence of individuals. The spine and hip and knee are predominantly affected; management guidelines for each recommend exercise and education to support self-management. Objectives This study investigated the effectiveness of a generic exercise and self-management intervention for people over-50 with hip/knee OA and/or lower back pain compared to continued GP management. Design Single blind, cluster randomised controlled trial. Method Participants who had previously consulted with hip/knee OA and/or chronic lower back pain were recruited from 45 GP practices in SW England. Practices were randomly allocated to receive continued GP care (control) or continued GP care and a 6-week group exercise and self-management intervention facilitated by a physiotherapist and located in a community-based physiotherapy department. The primary outcome measure was the Dysfunction Index of the Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment (DI-SMFA) measured at six month post-rehabilitation. Results 349 participants were recruited and allocated to the intervention (n = 170) or control (n = 179) arms; the attrition rate was 13% at the 6 month primary end-point. One minor adverse event in the intervention group that required no medical input was reported. Intervention arm participants reported better function at 6 months compared with continued GP management alone (−3.01 difference in DI-SMFA [95%CI -5.25, −0.76], p = 0.01). Conclusions A generic exercise and self-management intervention resulted in statistically significant changes in function after six-months compared with GP management alone, but clinical significance of these findings is less clear. This may be an effective way of managing group interventions for lower limb OA and chronic lower back pain.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Healthcare Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 24687812 24688630
ISSN: 2468-8630
Date of Acceptance: 5 October 2020
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2023 13:58
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/158081

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