Journal article
Effectiveness of a New Service Delivery Model for Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
DJ Hunter, JL Bowden, RS Hinman, T Egerton, AM Briggs, SJ Bunker, SD French, M Pirotta, R Shrestha, DJ Schofield, K Schuck, NA Zwar, SSM Silva, GZ Heller, KL Bennell
Arthritis Care and Research | Published : 2023
DOI: 10.1002/acr.25037
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and health costs of a new primary care service delivery model (the Optimising Primary Care Management of Knee Osteoarthritis [PARTNER] model) to improve health outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to usual care. Methods: This study was a 2-arm, cluster, superiority, randomized controlled trial with randomization at the general practice level, undertaken in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. We aimed to recruit 44 practices and 572 patients age ≥45 years with knee pain for >3 months. Professional development opportunities on best practice OA care were provided to intervention group general practitioners (GPs). All recruite..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (Partnership grant APP1115720) and the private health insurer partner organizations Medibank Better Health Foundation and Bupa Australia. In-kind support, resources, and services were provided by Arthritis Australia, Medibank Private, Good2Give, Monash University, Precedence Health Care, and Health Change Australia. The NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Translational Research in Musculoskeletal Pain provided additional funding (grant APP1079078) and in-kind support forcomponentsofthestudyoutsidethescopeoftheNHMRCgrant.Drs.Hunter and Bennell's work was supported by the NHMRC of Australia(Investigator grant). Dr. Hinman's work was supported by the NHMRC of Australia (Senior Research fellowship). Dr. Briggs' work was supported by the NHMRC of Australia (Translating Research Into Practice fellowship).Dr. Pirotta's work was supported by the NHMRC of Australia (Career Development fellowship).