Knee pain (osteoarthritis), Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly assigned to either water exercise group (WEG) or control group (CG). The WEG first participates in a 12-week water exercise (WE) program. Duration of the WE program is 60 min
assistant instructor: n=3) provide the WE program. The WE program consists of warming-up (5 min.), main exercise including aerobic and strength training and stretching (45 min.), and cooling-down (5-1
Sponsors
Faculty of Sport Sciences Waseda University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The community-dwelling elderly aged over 65 years with confirmed knee and/or low back pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those with general medical morbidity that would be prohibited the exercises from the physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement: pre-post Intervention, 3-and 12-month follow-up Outcomes:Health-related QOL (SF-8TM), Physical Fitness[Upper muscular strength: grip test, lower muscular strength: 5-time stand-to-sit test (SS-5); walking ability: 5-meter walk test(5WT); Functional mobility: Timed up & go test (TUG) ; static balance: one-legged standing with eyes open (OLS-O)] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement: pre-post Intervention, 3-and 12-month follow-up Outcomes:Knee Pain and Stiffness (Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure), Coping strategies (Japanese short-version of Coping Strategy Questionnaire) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKoichiro Oka
Waseda University Faculty of Sport Sciences
Outcome results
None listed