Subgroup effects of non-surgical and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis: a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis

• Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra,
• Marienke van Middelkoop,
• Krysia Dziedzic,
• Joost W Colaris,
• Ruud W Selles,
• Elaine Nicholls,
• Giesleen C E Thissen

Affiliations

Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra

Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Marienke van Middelkoop

Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Krysia Dziedzic

School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK

Joost W Colaris

Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Ruud W Selles

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Elaine Nicholls

Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

Giesleen C E Thissen

Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands