Effectiveness and Cost-Efficiency of Aquatic Exercise for Management of Osteoarthritis

• Sponsor: University of Washington (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00653497
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 249
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 15

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to estimate the cost and outcomes of the Arthritis Foundation aquatic exercise classes.

• DESIGN. Randomized trial of 20-week aquatic classes.

• SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Recruited 249 adults from Washington State aged 55 to 75 with a doctor-confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis

• MEAURES. The Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB), Current Health Desirability Rating (CHDR), Health Assessment Questionnaire(HAQ), Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), Perceived Quality of Life Scale (PQOL)

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Osteoarthritis	Behavioral: Aquatic exercise	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 249 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Official Title: Effectiveness and Cost-Efficiency of Aquatic Exercise for Management of Osteoarthritis
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 1997
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jun 1, 1998
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jun 1, 1998

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1 Community-based aquatic exercise program (Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program). Two classes per week, 45-60 minutes in duration.	Behavioral: Aquatic exercise; Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program community-based aquatic exercise program participants asked to attend 2 classes per week for 20 weeks each class 45-60 minutes in duration
No Intervention: 2 Usual care; abstention from initiation of new exercise programs. Invited to participate in Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program after study completion.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Quality of Well-Being Scale []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 55 Years to 75 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinically confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis from a physician

• Aged 55 to 75

• Not currently exercising, defined as engaging in an average of less than 60 minutes of exercise/week during the last month

• Permission of the subject's primary physician to participate in the aquatic class

• Not currently enrolled in another medical study

• Not scheduled for joint replacement surgery during the study period

• Living in an area where Arthritis Foundation aquatic programs were offered

• Willingness to be randomized and to commit to the 5-month study period

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Washington

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Donald L Patrick, PhD, MSPH, University of Washington

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00653497
• Other Study ID Numbers: 28-0502-B/C; CDC U48/CCU009654-04; CDC U48/CCU009654-05
• First Posted: Apr 7, 2008
• Last Update Posted: Apr 7, 2008
• Last Verified: Apr 1, 2008

• Keywords provided by , ,: Osteoarthritis
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Osteoarthritis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 7, 2008