TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of an illness perception conversation on open-label placebo response in knee osteoarthritis
T2 - A randomised controlled trial
AU - Ginnerup-Nielsen, Elisabeth
AU - Jørgensen, Tanja Schjødt
AU - Dew-Hattens, Camilla
AU - Christensen, Robin
AU - Berg, Johannes Iuel
AU - Vase, Lene
AU - Døssing, Anna
AU - Nielsen, Sabrina Mai
AU - Kristensen, Lars Erik
AU - Bliddal, Henning
AU - Ellegaard, Karen
AU - Henriksen, Marius
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Objective: To compare the effect of an illness perception conversation (IPC), relative to a research participation conversation (RPC), on 2-week changes in knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Method: This was a randomised single-blind trial. Patients were randomised to two matched conversations. An IP conversation concerning the participant's knee pain-related illness perception (IP) or an RPC concerning the participant's motivation for participating in research. Both conversations were followed by an open-label intraarticular saline injection in the most symptomatic knee. The primary outcome was change in knee pain from baseline to 2 weeks follow-up on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS). Key secondary outcomes included the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales: Activities of daily living (ADL) and Quality of life (QoL). Main analyses were based on the intention-to-treat population using repeated measures mixed effects linear models. Results: 103 patients were randomised to the IPC group (n = 52) and the RPC group (n = 51). VAS knee pain scores changed statistically significantly from baseline to end of treatment in both groups, −13.7 (standard error [SE]: 3.2) in the IPC group and −13.0 (SE: 3.1) in the RPC group with an adjusted between-group difference of −0.7 (95% CI: −8.3 to 6.9; P = 0.85). Likewise, no group differences were seen in KOOS ADL and KOOS QoL. Conclusion: A conversation concerning knee pain-related IP did not augment the pain-relieving effect of an open-label placebo injection when compared to a similar control conversation concerning motivations for participating in research. Trial registration: NCT05225480.
AB - Objective: To compare the effect of an illness perception conversation (IPC), relative to a research participation conversation (RPC), on 2-week changes in knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Method: This was a randomised single-blind trial. Patients were randomised to two matched conversations. An IP conversation concerning the participant's knee pain-related illness perception (IP) or an RPC concerning the participant's motivation for participating in research. Both conversations were followed by an open-label intraarticular saline injection in the most symptomatic knee. The primary outcome was change in knee pain from baseline to 2 weeks follow-up on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS). Key secondary outcomes included the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales: Activities of daily living (ADL) and Quality of life (QoL). Main analyses were based on the intention-to-treat population using repeated measures mixed effects linear models. Results: 103 patients were randomised to the IPC group (n = 52) and the RPC group (n = 51). VAS knee pain scores changed statistically significantly from baseline to end of treatment in both groups, −13.7 (standard error [SE]: 3.2) in the IPC group and −13.0 (SE: 3.1) in the RPC group with an adjusted between-group difference of −0.7 (95% CI: −8.3 to 6.9; P = 0.85). Likewise, no group differences were seen in KOOS ADL and KOOS QoL. Conclusion: A conversation concerning knee pain-related IP did not augment the pain-relieving effect of an open-label placebo injection when compared to a similar control conversation concerning motivations for participating in research. Trial registration: NCT05225480.
KW - Illness perception
KW - Knee osteoarthritis
KW - Open-label placebo
KW - Randomised controlled trial
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85199350982
U2 - 10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.005
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 39029733
AN - SCOPUS:85199350982
SN - 1063-4584
VL - 32
SP - 1610
EP - 1619
JO - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
JF - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
IS - 12
ER -