Role of advising exercises using mobile health in treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Effectiveness of lower limb rehabilitation protocol using mobile health on physical disability and exercise adherence among knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients who are overweight and obese.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191221045846N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2019-12-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis of knee. Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1 (LLRPw-mHeath): It will consist of strengthening exercises of the lower limbs in sitting and lying positions and instructions of daily care. The training session o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

45 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Overweight and obese Knee OA patients Both males and females Aged between 45 to 60 years Living in urban area of Punjab, Lahore,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: System lupus erythematosus (SLE) Previous surgery of knee/s of any cause Flat feet Spinal deformities Participants having history of metabolic, hormonal, orthopaedic, cardiovascular diseases The patients who had any injections of knee/s in the last six months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Physical disability. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Composite Indian Functional Knee Assessment Scale (CIFKAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Exercise adherence. Timepoint: Before intervention and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Numeric rating scale from 0 to 10.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactMuhammad Tariq Rafiq

Rehmatul-Lil-Alameene Post Graduate Institute of Cardiology

drtariqrafiq149@yahoo.com+92 42 99330101

Outcome results

None listed

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