study is in two-fold: (1) To determine the prevalence of trunk and hip muscle weakness in individuals with age related knee pain;(2)To evaluate the effect of a specific exercise in improving age related knee pain symptoms.

PREVALENCE OF PROXIMAL STRENGTH DEFICITS AND EFFICACY OF STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAM ON KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/02/031534

Enrollment

460

Registered

2021-02-25

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: Structured training Program (STP): Structured training Program (STP) group Structured training Program (STP) group will receive strengthening of the core, hip and knee musculature for

Comerford & Mottram 2012). Each session of STP program will start with similar warm up period as administered in CPP group followed by structured exercises. The weeks wise structured exercises of STP

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 All gender. 2 Age group between 40-70 years 3 Individuals diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis according to clinical diagnostic criteria of American College of Rheumatology (annexure -VIII ) 4 Individuals with core muscles and hip stabilizers deficit 5 Knee pain score more than 3- on NPRS scale 6 Individuals who are willing to participate voluntarily in the study by signing an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individual with a history of prolonged steroid therapy 2. Individual with a history of lower limb and spinal fractures and major trauma 3. Individual with a history of pain in the back or lower limb (other than the knee) during the last 3 months. 4. Individual with a history of lower limb, trunk and spinal surgery. 5. Pregnant women. 6. Individual suffering from neurological or vestibular disorder. 7. Individuals actively enrolled in a physiotherapy treatment program within previous 3 months. 8. Individual with a history of Systemic infection. 9. Participants with a BMI > 35 kg/m2 10. Non cooperative individuals

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
numeric pan rating scale,womac,pressure bio feed back unit,dynamometer etcTimepoint: pre post after 6 week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Endurance of Trunk Flexor and Extensor, TUG test, WHOQOL-BREFTimepoint: pre post after 6 week	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTARUN KUMAR

Punjabi University , Patiala

Sandyraina24@gmail.com08745802112

Outcome results

None listed

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