Predictive Tool Use and Willingness for Surgery in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Primary result · Willingness for surgeryResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 0.85 95% CI 0.42–1.71Authors' conclusion
Despite the absence of treatment effect on willingness for TKA, predictive tools might still enhance health outcomes of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with unilateral knee OA contemplating total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who had tried nonsurgical interventions, recruited from an Australian private health insurer and a tertiary hospital public TKA waiting listrandomized
- Participants
- 211 patients
- Comparison
- Online predictive tool vs treatment as usual
- Predictive tooln = 105
- Treatment as usual (TAU)n = 106reference
- Primary endpoint
- Reduction in willingness to undergo surgery
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailsparallel, double-masked, 2-arm, Conducted June 30, 2022 to July 31, 2023; follow-up 6 months after enrollment
- Parallel
- Double-masked
- 2-arm
- Conducted June 30, 2022 to July 31, 2023; follow-up 6 months after enrollment
Primary result
Willingness for surgery
Adjusted odds ratio
0.85
95% CI 0.42–1.71
P = 0.64
Predictive toolvs TAU
aOR 0.85 (95% CI 0.42–1.71); P = 0.64
As reported in the abstract
Original publication
Predictive Tool Use and Willingness for Surgery in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. Published 4 March 2024. doi:10.
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