Exercise therapy and patient education versus intra-articular saline injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: an evidence-based protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (the DISCO trial)

Exercise therapy and patient education versus intra-articular saline injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: an evidence-based protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (the DISCO trial)

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal condition causing pain, physical disability, and reduced quality of life. Exercise and patient education are non-pharmacological interventions for knee OA unanimously recommended as first-line treatments based on exte...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Bandak, Anders F. Overgaard, Lars Erik Kristensen, Karen Ellegaard, Jørgen Guldberg-Møller, Cecilie Bartholdy, David J. Hunter, Roy D. Altman, Robin Christensen, Henning Bliddal, Marius Henriksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Knee osteoarthritis
Exercise
Education
Intra-articular saline injection
Placebo
Open-label
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04952-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04952-5

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