knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Muscle training and exercise for 6 months
Adapting knee alignment exercise with a goal of improving knee kinematics for 6 months
Sponsors
Nippon Medical School Department of orthopaedic surgery
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: X-ray defined early knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade I or II)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: BMI >= 30, patients with a history of surgery or severe trauma to the legs, patients currently undergoing treatment, and patients whose informed consent could not be obtained.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee kinematics using 3D-to-2D registration technique after 6 months exercise intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee articular cartilage degeneration by MRI T2 mapping after 6 months exercise intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMariko Sugimoto
Nippon Medical School Department of orthopaedic Surgery
Outcome results
None listed