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Pharmacist-physiotherapist Collaborative Management for Early Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: University of Alberta
Summary
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly progressive chronic condition that is associated with aging and is characterized as joint pain. Individuals with early-stage OA usually do not seek medical attention. If and when they do, patients more often present to a pharmacy for over-the-counter medications. The investigators want to leverage community pharmacists' accessibility and scope of practice to best support patients with early knee OA. Given there are no disease-modifying treatments for OA, treatment guidelines center on patient education, self-management, and exercise, with medications playing a supporting role. Self-management is an effective strategy that provides a solid foundation for managing this progressive chronic condition and health care professionals like physiotherapists and pharmacists can help with the development and application of these skills.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
125
Start Date
2025-08-13
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2025-10-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Pharmacy-Physiotherapy Intervention
Pharmacists will provide comprehensive 1:1 patient care, including a complete patient assessment and medication review, provide specific drug therapy recommendation(s) using shared decision making (SDM), and provide patient education, including further written materials. Participants will be offered either individual or group physiotherapy sessions at the a private clinic.
Locations (1)
Mint Health & Drugs Festival Place Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada