Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine whether a telephone-based self-management intervention improves pain, physical function, and other outcomes among veterans with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

clinical criteria for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hip (sensitivity 86% and specificity 75%) are:

* Medial hip rotation ≥15º, pain during medial rotation of the hip, morning fatigue in hip\> 60 minutes and older than 50 years or
* Medial hip rotation \<15, hip flexion ≤ 115

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous surgery or hip replacement or knee joint
* Another surgery in the lower extremities performed within 6 months, rheumatoid arthritis
* Uncontrolled hypertension or risk (moderate - high) of cardiac complications during exercise
* Disability unrelated to the hip or knee to prevent the safe participation during exercise, appliance of manual therapy or during march: vision problems affecting mobility, body weight equal to or greater than 155 kg, primary neurogenic disorder or significantly limitation of the lumbar level,advanced osteoporosis with manual therapy or other treatment technique that may interfere with the study
* With inability to understand the instructions and complete the study assessments
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. \>/= age 60
2. meets accepted clinical criteria for knee OA based on the American College of Rheumatology 1986 clinical criteria guidelines.
3. Western Ontario and McMaster University Arthritis Index (WOMAC) pain subscale score in the range of 7-15 (to minimize including subjects with knee OA so severe they may be better served by arthroplasty)
4. PHQ-9 scores 1-9, with at least one of the cardinal symptoms of depression (low mood or anhedonia) endorsed.
5. Modified Mini Mental State (3MS) Examination \>/= 80.
6. Has or is willing to establish care with a personal physician prior to any experimental procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Major Depressive Episode or anxiety disorder within the past 1 year
2. Currently taking an antidepressant
3. History of bipolar or schizophrenia
4. Drug or alcohol use disorder within the past 12 months
5. Receiving knee-related workers compensation or involved in knee pain-related litigation.
6. Currently taking an anti-anxiety medicine \> 4 times/week for the past 4 weeks.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* diagnosed (and radiologically verified) I-III stage knee osteoarthritis, has no contraindications (exclusion criteria) to participate in research, are willing to follow studies protocol and gives informed approval to participate in this research in written form.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic rheumatoid disease (LE, sclerodermia,.. etc)
* Fragile, very sensitive skin or it's lesions in areas where tapes are to be applied
* Inability to do functional tests according study protocol due to very impaired knee function or severe comorbidities.
* Diagnosed or suspected cancer in areas where tapes to be applied
* \< than 6 months after intra-articular injections in knee joint
* Constant usage of analgesic medicament due to comorbidities
* Pregnancy
* History of Kinesio Taping method applications in the past
* Need for orthotics
* Unwillingness not to use local ointments in knee region during participation in study period (i.e. 2 months)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Radiographic evidence of hip or knee osteoarthritis
* Current / persistent joint symptoms (pain, aching, stiffness)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Other rheumatic disease (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia)
* Hospitalization for stroke or cardiovascular event within past 3 months
* Metastatic cancer
* Active diagnosis of psychosis
* Terminal illness
* On waiting list for arthroplasty
* Resident of nursing home
* Severely impaired in hearing or speech (participants must be able to respond to phone calls)
* Significant cognitive dysfunction
* No access to a telephone
* Current participation in another interventional study for osteoarthritis

Answer: D