Effectiveness of Foot-Ankle strengthening exercises on Knee Osteoarthritis

Effect of foot-ankle strengthening exercises on pain, range of motion and functional performance in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/11/076800

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-12-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Strengthening of foot-ankle muscles along with conventional physiotherapy.: Foot-Ankle strengthening exercises: involving isolated strengthening of extrinsic and intrinsic foot- ankle m

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Case of symptomatic Osteoarthritis Knee Kellgren_Lawrence grade-1,2,3 Knee pain in range of 30mm-70mm(3-7) on VAS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Traumatic Knee Injury/ fracture Having received steroid and hyaluronic acid intra-articular knee injections in the previous 3 and 6 months, respectively. History of knee, ankle or hip surgery in the last 2 years. Neurological illness or deficit Inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis). Asymptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in one or both knees. Open Wounds / Ulcerations Skin infections

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Goniometer Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)Timepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)Timepoint: 2 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Saleem Akhtar Naqvi

Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur

physio.sallu@gmail.com9680154007

Outcome results

None listed

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