Feasibility of conducting a cohort randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of a nurse-led package of care for knee pain
Authors' conclusion
The nurse-led package of care for knee pain was acceptable, with low dropout, although the cohort RCT design may not be feasible for a definitive trial.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥40 years with moderate-to-severe knee pain for ≥3 months18 of 20 enrolled after restart completed
- Participants
- 17 / 17 / 174
- Comparison
- Nurse-led package of care for knee pain vs usual care
- An = 17
- Bn = 17
- Cn = 174reference
- Primary endpoint
- Feasibility: dropout rate, recruitment rate, intervention fidelity, ability to collect outcome data, and treatment acceptability
Methodological detailsopen-label, three-arm, single-centre, mixed-methods
- Open-label
- Three-arm
- Single-centre
- Mixed-methods
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility outcomes
Recruitment rate (groups A and B)
5.2%
Dropout among participants enrolled after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restart (18 of 20 completed)
10%
Original publication
Feasibility of conducting a cohort randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of a nurse-led package of care for knee pain. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 23 August 2023. doi:10.
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