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Whole-body cryotherapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Whole-body cryotherapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035252
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-10-17
Start date
2024-10-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

M17

Interventions

Group 1: Neuromuscular group training therapy for the lower extremities: Over a period of 10 weeks, the test subjects take part in a 60-minute neuromuscular group training therapy based on biomechani

Sponsors

Klinik für Manuelle Therapie Hamm
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Osteoarthritis grade 1-3 according to Lawrence and Kellgren - Age 40-80 years - Average pain intensity VAS 3-7 in the past week - Current joint problems on most days in the past month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Additional Training therapy: - Prescription for rehabilitation sports - Prescription for physiotherapy on equipment - professionally led exercise training - Prescription for long-term remedies/special prescription requirements (physiotherapy) General criteria - Pregnancy - Acute infection (respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, herpes infection) - BMI 40 - Surgery 160mmHg Other systemic diseases - Unstable insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - Tendency to hypoglycaemia - Circulatory problems, fainting spells - Wound healing disorders, open wounds - Known (relevant) coagulation disorders - Known cold agglutinins or cold allergy - Patients who have experienced significant side effects during cryotherapy - Raynaud's syndrome - Severe neurological/psychiatric illnesses (dementia, psychosis, substance abuse disorder/acute withdrawal, claustrophobia) - Patients with severe hearing or visual impairments - Tumour diseases/chemotherapy, stoma care (enterostoma, trachestoma, urostoma, port) Electronic implants - Pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators - Non-removable metal on the body

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) - German version.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain - Use of painkillers/ joint related medication - Pain intensity: quadruple VAS - Use of co-interventions Psyche - Quality of life: Joint-related quality of life subscale: KOOS Functional assessments 1) Active range of motion knee (goniometer) - Unloaded: Extension/flexion; internal rotation/external rotation - Loaded: Flexion 2) 40m fast paced walk test (4x10m) 3) Stair Climb Test 4) 30-second sit-to-stand test

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJens Adermann

Klinik für Manuelle Therapie Hamm

Jens.Adermann@KMT-Hamm.de+49 2381 9860

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026