Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Resistance training group:Conduct specific resistance exercise training, with a frequency of 2-3 days per week. The optimal number of sets should be customized based on the degree of pain, ranging fro
Aerobic exercise group:According to the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in the guidelines for exercise testing and exercise prescription, the frequency of aerobic exe
Health Education Group:A 60-minute health education lecture is held once a week, consisting of 45 minutes of speech and 15 minutes of discussion, for a total of 12 sessions. The lecture content covers
Sponsors
Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients aged 60 or above with knee osteoarthritis. (2) Meeting the diagnostic criteria for osteoarthritis as stipulated in the "Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis (2024 Edition)" by the Orthopedic Society of China. (3) Having experienced pain symptoms for more than three months, with a knee pain score of 0 < VAS pain score < 7; and a Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score (0 - 240 points) <= 120 for mild to moderate patients. (4) Clear consciousness, normal cognitive function, and able to communicate normally through writing or language. (5) Capable of walking independently without the aid of tools and able to complete appropriate exercises by themselves. (6) Voluntarily participating in this study and signing the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Suffering from severe underlying diseases such as heart failure and malignant tumors. (2) Having severe mental disorders such as depression, or being a cancer patient and unable to cooperate. (3) Having a history of trauma or ligament injury, or undergoing joint replacement surgery within 6 months. (4) Patients with severe joint deformities and those who are unable to move during the acute stage. (5) Those who have received drug or physical therapy for knee OA within one month. (6) Patients currently undergoing regular exercise therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (Numeric Rating Scale, NRS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS);(Range of motion, ROM);Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;Six-minute walk test; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTao Zeng
Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed