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Vascular Occlusion in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Effects of Strength Training Associated With Vascular Occlusion in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01483131
Enrollment
45
Registered
2011-12-01
Start date
2011-11-30
Completion date
2014-12-31
Last updated
2014-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

Resistance exercise plus vascular occlusion may induce greater improvements in strength and muscle mass than resistance training alone. The investigators speculate this training strategy could be beneficial in patients with osteoarthritis.

Interventions

OTHERResistance training with vascular occlusion

12 weeks of resistance training with vascular occlusion twice a week

OTHERExercise training

12 weeks of resistance training twice a week.

Sponsors

University of Sao Paulo
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Postmenopausal women * BMI \<39 * Knee Ostearthritis type II and III * VAS (visual analogue scale) between 2 and 8

Exclusion criteria

* Hip osteoarthritis * Use of NSAID

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
muscle strength12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of Life12 weeks

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactRodrigo Ferraz, Msc
ferraz@email.com55 11 8122 1203

Outcome results

None listed

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