Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:38 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:38 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06576557
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria for Participants with Knee Pain:
* Attended their GP with an episode of non-traumatic knee pain
* Have knee pain attributed to a DMT or early degenerative changes based on the GP's clinical assessment (this standardised assessment is a component of the GP training)
* Aged between 35 and 69 years inclusive
Exclusion Criteria:
* Recent trauma likely to be associated with considerable tissue damage
* Fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology clinical classification criteria for knee OA (these criteria reflect later signs of OA or established disease)
* Moderate or advanced knee OA on x-ray (or Kellgren-Lawrence x-ray score ≥ Grade 3)
* Having an acutely swollen or locked knee, or suspected ligament injury on physical exam
* Inflammatory arthritis
* Surgery or significant trauma of the index knee within the previous 2 years
* Pregnancy
* Unable to communicate in English
* Preference for accessing physiotherapy treatment privately prior to the 'best practice' session.
Inclusion Criteria for Participating GPs (n=15) and Physiotherapists (n=5):
* Eligible GPs will be working in practices within traveling distance (\< 50 km) of University Hospital Kerry and willing to attend a two-hour training workshop
* Eligible physiotherapists will be involved in the delivery of outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy services at University Hospital Kerry and available to participate in training to deliver the 'best practice' physiotherapy intervention
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
35 Years
Maximum Age:
69 Years
Study:
NCT06576557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06576557