Knee osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with mild and moderate clinical and radiographic diagnoses of bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA), who are able to walk independently, have no cognivite deficits, have a mody mass index below 30kg/m2, and not be submitted to surgery in any joint of the lower limbs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Absence of pain on the day of the experiment, in addition to those who have full movement of a joint (ADM) active, less than 90 degrees of flexion at the knee and/or hip, and skin fragility.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in pain levels will be assessed by the visual analogic scale and by the first sub-section of the Western Ontario and McMaster University (WOMAC) questionnaire.;Changes in physical function will be evaluated by the spatial temporal gait variables, timed up and go (TUG) test, by the third sub-section of the Western Ontario and McMaster University (WOMAC). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures of muscular performance will be obtained with the Biodex Isokinetic dynamometer. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJennifer Peixoto
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed