Definitions and reporting of usual care in randomized trials for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review
One in three knee OA trials using usual care as a comparator did not provide a clear, detailed definition of "usual care." Variability in usual care definitions and reporting compromise trial validity, limit evidence synthesis, and hinder clinical translation. There is an urgent need for standardization of detailed reporting of usual care interventions in knee OA trials.
Authors
- Dimitra V Pouliopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0730-0610)
- V. D’Alessandro
- Lauren K. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-5696)
- Pavlos Bobos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-4840)
- Tiago Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8574-832X)
- Jessica J. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5593-0238)
- Trevor B. Birmingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3300-7677)
- Aidan Loh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7538-645X)
- Marjan Saeedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-3634)
- Joy Christine MacDermid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-7379)
- Bruno R. da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-6332)
- Nicole Billias
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2025.09.013
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00