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Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care
Sponsor: Joint Academy
Summary
To improve chronically ill patients' health and quality of life, long-standing and continuous treatment is needed at an acceptable cost. The purpose of this study was to compare utilization of digital versus face-to-face delivered osteoarthritis (OA) treatment in the 21 different county councils of Sweden that are responsible for providing healthcare to the residents.
Official title: Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care in Urban and Rural Areas of Sweden
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50000
Start Date
2022-01-01
Completion Date
2025-07-31
Last Updated
2024-09-27
Healthy Volunteers
Not specified
Interventions
Digitally delivered first-line treatment for osteoarthritis
Digitally delivered first-line for osteoarthritis through the caregiver Joint Academy.
Face-to-face first-line treatment for osteoarthritis
First-line for osteoarthritis delivered at a primary care clinic face-to-face with reported data to the BOA registry.
Locations (1)
Joint Academy
Malmo, Sweden