Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Kinesitherapy includes legs stretching and strength training, which are instructed by a physical therapist within the first month. After that, the exercises are performed by patients themselves 3 time
Sponsors
Akita hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are the patients diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis by X-ray examination, who are able to walk completely on their own two feet.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are the patients with goat or collagen disease as underlying disease, and the patients with bone fracture, acute knee joint edema, or surgery such as knee arthroplasty.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms are assessed with the Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure and Japanese Orthopaedic Association score for osteoarthritis knees before rehabilitation, 3 months and 1 year after the rehabilitation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee range of motion, leg tightness are measured, and knee joint synovitis, joint edema, quadriceps muscle volume are evaluated using ultrasound device before rehabilitation, 3 months and 1 year after the rehabilitation. Knee X-rays are performed before rehabilitation and 1 year after the rehabilitation to evaluate osteoarthritis grade. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactDaisuke Yamada
Akita hospital Research support division
Outcome results
None listed