Implementing a Group Physical Therapy Program for Veterans (GroupPT): Function QUERI 3.0
Recruiting · NCT07215572 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
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Implementation Strategy: Foundational ArmImplementation Strategy: REACH Arm
What this trial is about
Implementing Group Physical Therapy for Veterans with Knee Osteoarthritis (Group PT): Function QUERI 3.0 aims to compare two implementation approaches for implementing Group PT in 20 VA facilities using a type III effectiveness-implementation hybrid study framework and parallel cluster randomized trial (CRT) design.
Who can take part
Age range
No age limits stated
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Sites are eligible to participate if they have:
- 2 outpatient PT clinicians (one primary and one back-up) for delivering Group PT
- space to conduct group sessions (if delivering Group PT in person) or ability to conduct visits via telehealth (video)
- Patients will be eligible for Group PT if they have a clinician diagnosis of symptomatic knee OA.
Exclusion criteria
- Site will be ineligible to participate if they are already conducting a group physical therapy class for patients with knee OA.
- Patients will be ineligible for Group PT if they have a substantial fall risk or co-occurring health conditions that would make participation in a group exercise class unsafe.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC - Durham, North Carolina, United States