Testing a self-management app for people with knee osteoarthritis before specialist visits
Tests an app teaching knee osteoarthritis self-care to patients awaiting specialist consultation.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effect of an Information- and Self-management App for People With Knee Osteoarthritis
Key facts
- Where
- Oslo, NorwaySee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for men and women over 50 with knee osteoarthritis who are referred to specialist care. It tests a self-management app used before the consultation.
- Age
- Over 50 years
- Sex
- Men and women
- Disease stage
- Knee osteoarthritis, referred to specialist healthcare for knee OA management
- Earlier treatment
- People cannot have had a joint replacement in the referred knee or be under consideration for revision of it. People cannot have had joint replacement surgery in the opposite knee.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Joint replacement or revision under consideration in the referred knee
- Joint replacement surgery in the opposite knee
- Uncontrolled serious other illnesses
- Cognitive deficits
- Recent knee trauma (less than 6 months) or mainly psoriatic or rheumatoid arthritis
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in Norway
- Diakonhjemmet HospitalOslo, NorwayContact: Anne Therese Tveter, PhDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07603973
- Record updated
- 22 May 2026
- Original description
The primary aim of the trial is to assess if an information- and self-management app provided in the period between referral and consultation in specialist healthcare can improve knowledge about osteoarthritis and decision quality during consultation in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effect of an Information- and Self-management App for People With Knee Osteoarthritis
The primary aim of the trial is to assess if an information- and self-management app provided in the period between referral and consultation in specialist healthcare can improve knowledge about osteoarthritis and decision quality during consultation in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
204 patients will be randomized to either being on the waiting list for consultation, accessing publically available information about osteoarthritis (control group) or getting access to an 8-week information- and self-management intervention delivered through the Genus app prior to consultation.
Pasients with answer questionnaires at baseline, 4 weeks (intervention group only), 8 weeks, post consultation and 1 and 2 years after consultation.
The Genus app contains information videos, exercise videos, quizzes, feedback and questionnaires provided in a progressive order over an 8 week period.
Inclusion: Men and women > 50 years referred to specialist healthcare for knee OA management.
Exclusion: Received joint replacement or are under consideration for revision in the referred joint; Have undergone joint replacement surgery in opposite knee; Are seeking care for recent knee trauma conditions (less than 6 months after trauma) or mainly psoriatic/rheumatoid arthritis; Have uncontrolled serious comorbidities; Have cognitive deficits; Unable to understand Norwegian; Do not possess a smartphone.