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Osteoarthritis Running & Cartilage Assessment (ORCA)

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety of running for knee joint health through an assessment of running biomechanics and MRI-derived measures of cartilage composition. 

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
Michael Hunt
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
40 years and above

Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work - Preventing work loss for people with osteoarthritis

The aim of this study is to develop an on-line eLearning self-management program to help people with osteoarthritis deal with employment issues and stay employed. 

Recruitment Poster

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
Diane Lacaille
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
18-70

SuPRA: Using Wearable Activity Trackers With a New Application to Improve Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis

Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, only 13% of patients meet the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or more per week. The primary goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of a Fitbit Flex (a wireless physical activity tracking device) paired with a new application, plus a brief education session and telephone counselling by a physiotherapist (PT), to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary time in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
Linda Li
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Richmond
Age
19 and above

Closed for Recruitment

Hip Health Information Project (HHIP)

The Hip Health Information Project (HHIP) is a study investigating the experiences and perceptions of pre-surgical education to prepare patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip for hip replacement surgery.  The purpose of this study is to explore, through focus groups, the barriers and opportunities that exist for improving education programs for OA hip patients.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Bill Miller
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Various sites
Age
45 and above

Supporting Patient Care With Electronic Resource (SuPER)

This proof-of-concept randomized trial evaluates the effectiveness of using an on-line decision aid (ANSWER-2) in the decision making to start or switch biologic therapy in Canadian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Recruitment poster

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Linda Li
Body Locations and Systems
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Area
Various sites
Age
19 and above

OPAM-IA: Using Digital Activity Trackers to Improve Physical Activity in Inflammatory Arthritis

Being physically active can reduce pain and fatigue, improve mobility and enhance quality of life in people with arthritis, but adherence to an active lifestyle is poor, with less than half of people with arthritis being active. The primary goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of a physical activity coaching model to improve physical activity participation and reduce sedentary time in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Linda Li
Body Locations and Systems
Arthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
19 and above

Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy (Including Inhibition of Structural Damage), Safety and Tolerability up to 2 Years of Secukinumab in Active Psoriatic Arthritis (FUTURE5)

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate efficacy including effect on inhibition of progression of structural damage, safety and tolerability up to 2 years with primary focus at Week 24, to support the use of secukinumab pre-filled syringe (PFS) by subcutaneous (s.c.) self-administration with or without loading regimen in subjects with active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) despite current or previous NSAID, DMARD therapy and/or previous anti-TNFα therapy.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Jan Dutz
Body Locations and Systems
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Safety and Effectiveness of Cartiva Implant in the Treatment of First CMC Joint Osteoarthritis (GRIP)

This study will evaluate whether Cartiva is an effective treatment for individuals with osteoarthritis of the CMC joint in the hand.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Erin Brown
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Various sites
Age
18 and above

MONITOR-OA: Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Improve Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis

Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, a 2013 systematic review found only 13% met the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or more per week. The primary goal of this randomized controlled trail is to assess the efficacy of a physical activity counseling model, involving a group education session, the use of Fitbit Flex (a wireless physical activity tracking device), and online/telephone coaching by a physiotherapist (PT), to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary time in patients with knee OA.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Linda Li
Body Locations and Systems
Osteoarthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
19 and above

Gait Modification Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a costly health condition affecting more than 10% of Canadian adults. Excessive and unbalanced loads passing through the knee joint have been implicated in the progression of OA. Typical conservative treatment of OA has focused on increasing daily activity, without consideration for the underlying joint loading.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Michael Hunt
Body Locations and Systems
Knee
Osteoarthritis
Area
Vancouver
Age
50-85

Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work (MIW)

The investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and the cost effectiveness of an on-line eLearning program (entitled Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work) designed to help people with inflammatory arthritis stay employed. The program also includes assessments with 1) an occupational therapist, and 2) a vocational rehabilitation counsellor at the end of the program to help participants identify and obtain necessary changes at work. People from three provinces will be recruited from collaborators' patient and program recipient lists.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Diane Lacaille
Body Locations and Systems
Psoriatic Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Area
Richmond
Age
18-59
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