Effectiveness of Neuromuscle electrical stimulation in rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis patients

A randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of exercises, electrical stimulation and education techniques on rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000357459

Enrollment

123

Registered

2007-07-04

Start date

2007-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

purpose of the study: verify the effectivity of electrical stimulation and exercises in quadriceps exercise at knee function and pain. 1 - Hypothesis: the electrical stimulation plus exercises and only the exercises are better than educational program 2 - the group submmited to electrical stimulation is better than the group that did only exercises.

Interventions

Intervention 2 times a week for 8 weeks, 41 patients per group. 3 groups interventions groups Group 1: exercises (bike 10min, isometric quadriceps exercises, stretching) Group 2: Electrical stimulation (bike 10min, isometric quadriceps exercises plus electrical stimulation, stretching)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Knee osteoarthritis (grade 2 ou more in Kelgreen Lawrence classification), knee pain,

Exclusion criteria

Knee arthroplastie, symptomatic hip osteoarthritis

Outcome results