Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.People with knee OA people (age 40-65 years) will be recruited for the study. 2.People will be screened for inclusion based on X ray findings to confirm knee OA. 3.Patients with Grade1-3 unilateral or bilateral knee OA, on Kellgren Lawrence Scale, presence of symptoms of knee OA defined by American College of Rheumatology such as pain in knee, age >50, warmth, swelling, crepitus, bony tenderness and bony enlargement. 4.Patients with access to a personal computer with internet connectivity at home/ mobile phone with short message service (SMS)/android phone/ functionality to login to the web application with two factor authentications
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with grade 4 knee OA, severe knee varus deformity, patients engaged in specific sports, recreational physical activity or rehabilitation programs, patients with traumatic, other degenerative, autoimmune, developmental musculoskeletal or neurological disorders. 2.Patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders, resting blood pressure >150/90mmHg, 3.Patients with cognitive issues which will prevent comprehension of instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee mobility, lower extremity muscle strength, walking ability and balance will be evaluated using clinical tests. Knee Xray/MRI/CT scan will be performed to evaluate status of knee. 3D motion analysis will be performed in 50 people from the recruited patientsTimepoint: baseline, 3 months , 6 months and follow up at 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| namely Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), the Knee Society Score (KSS) function questions, MGM Ground Level Activity Exposure QuestionnaireTimepoint: baseline, 3 months , 6 months and follow up at 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
MGM School of Physiotherapy MGM Institute of Health Sciences