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Effect of Patient Education and Exercise Compared to Exercise Alone on Knee Pain and Function in People with Knee Arthritis

Comparing Effect of Blended Structured Education Approach And Neuromuscular Exercises To Only Neuromuscular Exercises On Pain, Functional Performance And Disability In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis A Randomized Control Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/107164
Enrollment
110
Registered
2026-03-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Blended structured education approach + Neuromuscular exercise: The structured education approach will consist of evidence based education6-10,13 integrated with the answers formulated

Sponsors

Dr D Y Patil college of physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.OA of knee confirmed by ACR clinical classification criteria In this criteria the presence of knee pain along with at least three of the following six items can classify the knee OA in the patients : age 50 years onwards Morning stiffness less than thirty minutes Crepitus on knee motion Bony tenderness Bony enlargement No palpable warmth 2.Score of two or higher on Kellgren-Lawrence scale18 3. Age- 50 to 70 years 4. Body mass index less than or equal than twenty nine point nine kg/m2 5. The average knee pain during weight-bearing activities of at least four on the VAS during the previous week 6. A history of pain in one or both knees for at least four months in the year prior to study enrolment, or four or more days per week. 7. A history of at least four months of knee pain, or four or more days per week, in the year before study enrolment. 8. Mini-Mental Score more than twenty four 9. Willingness to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of other systemic rheumatic disease (e.g. RA,) 1. History of metastatic cancer in past three months 2. Diagnosed with psychosis or dementia 3. Serious disease that might restrict participation 4. Patients planned for knee arthroplasty 5. Severe impairment in hearing/speech 6. No access to mobile 7. Patients reporting about pain arising from trauma 8. Currently participating in an aerobic exercise programme 9. Steroid injections in either knee within the previous three months 10. Patients taking steroid

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.visual analogue scale 2 functional performance on 30sec. chair stand test and 40mfast-paced walk test 3.disability using WOMACTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.arthritis self-efficacy scale 2.pain catastrophizing scaleTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks post-intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPALLAVI DHARMRAJ CHOPADE

Dr.Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundations College Of Physiotherapy

deepak.anap@hotmail.com9860571465

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026