Effects of external knee supports with home-based exercise in knee osteoarthritis

Comparison The Added Effect of External Knee Supports with Home-based Exercise on Pain, Physical Function and Muscular Performance in Patients with Mild to Moderate Degrees of Knee Osteoarthritis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200315046784N4

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-27

Start date

2024-09-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-16

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: home based exercise. Intervention 2: Intervention group: home-based exercise, and also Kinesiotape which will be reapplied every 3 days. Intervention 3: Interventio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2 or 3 according to AP knee radiographs, the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria pain intensity of at least 4 standing and walking without assistance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: corticosteroid injection within the past 6 month Rheumatoid arthritis surgery and or other musculoskeletal disease of involved limb diabetes neurologic disease history of wearing knee orthoses or applying Kinesio-tape for the last 6 months taking medicine which affect nervous system and muscles allergic skin reaction BMI>36

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain by visual analog scale (VAS). Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Physical disability. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: WOMAC questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Maximum voluntary isometric contraction. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;Force steadiness. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;Force sense. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;30 seconds sit-to-stand test. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the number of times the patient comes to a full standing position during 30 sec.;Kinesiophobia. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Tampa scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Maximum voluntary isometric contraction. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;Force steadiness. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;Force sense. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic Dynamometer.;30 seconds sit-to-stand test. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the number of times the patient comes to a full standing position during 30 sec.;Kinesiophobia. Timepoint: Before and after 6 weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Tampa scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Azadinia

Iran University of Medical Sciences

azadinia.fatemeh@yahoo.com+98 21 2222 8051

Outcome results

None listed

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