English: - aqua cycling - aquatic exercise - hydrotheray - knee osteoarhritis Dutch: - aqua cycling - watertherapie - hydrotherapie - knie artrose
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomly assigned to a control group receiving usual care of the Early OA Outpatient Clinic or to an aqua cycling programme, which will be carried out in addition to usual care. The e
Sponsors
Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Knee osteoarthritis (physician assessed) is the primary diagnosis; 2. Knee pain > 4 and < 7 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS); 3. Kellgren/Lawrence score < 3; 4. Ability to cycle (on a stationary exercise bike); 5. Good mental health (score < 8 for anxiety and depression on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS); 6. Sufficient mental and language skills to participate in the study (e.g. fill out questionnaires; understand instructions during testing and training).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any “yes” on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), which is used to screen for contra-indications for physical training; 2. Severe, unstable co-morbidities, such as cardiac or pulmonary conditions (assessed Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, CIRS); 3. Total knee replacement (planned within one year); 4. Current prescription of corticosteroid injections and/or hyaluron injections (because of unsatisfying results from other non-invasive interventions); 5. Corticosteroid injection < 3 months and/or hyaluron injection < 6 months; 6. Patients with serve joint complaints (other than knee joint) that interfere their ability to participate in an exercise programme; 7. Patients with symptomatic and radiological apparent hip OA; 8. Inability to safely enter and exit the pool; 9. Inflammatory joint diseases; 10. Open wounds; 11. Fear of water.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported knee pain and physical functioning. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will be self-reported disease severity of OA symptoms, physical activity, self-efficacy, fear of movement and quality of life. Muscle strength, functional capacity and physical functioning will be assessed by a physiotherapist. Focus group interviews will be held to investigate patient satisfaction with the results of the aqua cycling training. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactStefanie Rewald
P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed