Knee School for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis

Pilot the concept of knee school in outpatient department settings at PGIMER, Chandigarh for improving the quality of life of patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis through a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/03/024311

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-03-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Non pharmacological interventions: A. Training i. Set of exercises for KOA ii. General precautions on KOA iii. Supervised exercise regime iv. Family assisted training v. Yoga asanas s

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Agree to alter their lifestyle and willing to follow up. Are aged 40 - 65 years of either gender. Radiological /clinical grade 1, 2, 3 KOA as per KL scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had undergone or due for surgery Patients having significant deformity or co-morbidities had any organic disease contraindicating participation Excessive obesity (BMI >40)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), visual analogue scale (VAS), performance-based tools will be used for the assessment.Qol, ICERTimepoint: Baseline(1st Visit) and Endline(14th Visit)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Modalities of operating Knee SchoolTimepoint: 1 and 2 years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amarjeet Singh

PGIMER

mnxmph@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026