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Muscle energy technique for knee osteoarthritis.

Effectiveness of muscle energy technique to strengthening of muscle in patients with knee osteoarthritis. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092329
Enrollment
40
Registered
2025-08-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle Energy Technique+ Conventional physiotherapy: Muscle Energy Technique (MET)-1: a) Agonist contract and relax which is one of the MET techniques was used in this study. For that,

Sponsors

Sadia Akter Birhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Both the genders will be included. 2. Radiologically and clinically diagnosed cases of Osteoarthritis knee by certified Orthopedic surgeon or Physiotherapist. 3. Patients with muscle strength less than grade 5 according to manual muscle testing. 4. Age group between 40 to 60 years. 5. Patients with Grade 2 or 3. Osteoarthritis knee using Kellgren - lawrence classification.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Fractures or any other orthopedic condition in treatment limb. 2. Other knee joint pathologies e.g. Chondromalacia patella, plica syndrome. 3. Recent undergone surgery or any acute inflammatory problem. 4. The patients who are not co-operative during the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle Strength by MMTTimepoint: 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain by NPRS, Range of Motion by GoniometerTimepoint: 4 weeks—

Countries

Bangladesh

Contacts

Public ContactFarjana Sharmin

Bangladesh Health Professions Institute

ayeshaakterasha01234@gmail.com01968399059

Outcome results

None listed

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