Stick Versus Quadricep Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

Boonme Stick Exercise vs. Quadriceps Strengthening Exercise in Knee Osteoarthritis : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01017445

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-11-20

Start date

2007-10-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2012-05-15

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

osteoarthritis, exercise

Brief summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy between Boonme stick exercise and quadriceps strengthening exercise in knee osteoarthritis.Patients diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis using Altman criteria will be randomized into 2 groups using simple random technique. Patients will be instructed and trained for both quadriceps or Boonme stick exercise by one-trained physical therapist. All patients will be treated with behavioral modification, NSAIDs and analgesic drugs and regularly follow-up . Assessment included visual analogue scale, exercise compliance, WOMAC and patient satisfaction were done by an assessor in a blinded fashion.

Interventions

OTHERBoonme stick exercise

individual exercise daily

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* knee osteoarthritis using Altman criteria

Exclusion criteria

* problem of communication ability

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
vas score	1,2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC	1,2 yrs
number of analgesic used	1,2 years

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

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