How longer visits and more personal conversations can help people with knee osteoarthritis
The Effects of Visit Characteristics on Patient-Clinician Interactions and Health Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis
This project looks at whether longer clinic visits and more personal conversations with clinicians help adults with knee osteoarthritis have less pain and better function.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California at Davis NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Davis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11122211 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you take part, you'll be scheduled for clinic visits that vary in length and in the amount of personal conversation the clinician uses to understand your life and symptoms. The researchers will compare groups who get usual visits, longer visits, more holistic conversational content, or both, and they will track your pain, mobility, and experience of the visit over time. They will use questionnaires, physical measures, and recordings of the interactions to understand what specific visit elements change outcomes. The goal is to identify simple visit changes clinicians can adopt to help people with knee OA without relying on risky medications.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain who can attend clinic visits and complete questionnaires would be ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People with acute knee injuries, inflammatory forms of arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis), or those under 21 are unlikely to benefit from these specific visit-based approaches.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could provide low-risk, easy-to-adopt visit practices that reduce pain and improve daily function for people with knee osteoarthritis.
How similar studies have performed: Smaller prior studies suggest that visit length and more personalized communication can influence pain outcomes, but larger controlled comparisons like this are still needed.
Where this research is happening
Davis, United States
- University of California at Davis — Davis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Dossett, Michelle L — University of California at Davis
- Study coordinator: Dossett, Michelle L
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.