Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

The Relationship of Knee Joint Osteoarthritis to Balance and Walking Ability.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00687726

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-02

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2008-02-29

Last updated

2008-06-02

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Keywords

osteoarthritis, knee, exercise, balance

Brief summary

1. Simple home-based standing balance training and isometric knee extension exercise for 4 weeks would improve functional ability and knee muscle strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis. 2. The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALStanding balance exercise

Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.

BEHAVIORALIsometric knee extension exercise

Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical criteria for knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

* cardiovascular disease * Parkinsonism * osteoporosis * inability to walk for 15 meters * intra-articular injections

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS)	4 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Knee muscle peak torque	4 weeks
Aggregate functional performance time	4 weeks

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026