Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the comparative effectiveness of strategies to promote shared decision making for hip and knee osteoarthritis (DECIDE-OA study).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are several different interventions available to promote shared decision making (SDM); however, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of different approaches.

Objective

To examine the impact of patient-directed and physician-directed decision support strategies on the quality of treatment decisions for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Trial design

A 2×2 factorial randomised controlled trial.

Setting

One academic medical centre, one community hospital and one orthopaedic specialty hospital.

Participants and interventions

The enrolment targets were 8 surgeons and 1120 patients diagnosed with hip or knee OA. Patients were randomly assigned to receive one of two different decision aids (DAs) stratified by site. The DAs varie

SUBMITTER: Mangla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443066 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature