Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Strength Training in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01360281

Enrollment

Registered

2011-05-25

Start date

2011-05-31

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2011-05-25

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Quadriceps strength, osteoarthritis rehabilitation, NMES

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficiency of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and of resisted exercises on increasing quadriceps strength, decreasing pain and on recovering motor function of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Interventions

OTHERNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

OTHERECR

Resisted exercises

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

38 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* American College of rheumatology criterion for osteoarthritis diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

* Patients that have done knee replacement or are about to do. * Patients with health conditions that are not compatible with the interventions * Patients that have done intraarticular corticoid

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Quadriceps strength	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention
Change in Pain	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention
Change in Moving function	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactThais Dadalto, Physical Therapist

tvdadalto@hotmail.com55 21 81988001

Outcome results

None listed

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