Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, parallel, two-arm, single blind clinical trial with one-to-one allocation involving eight participants diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis who were equally distributed between an
Sponsors
Escola Superior de Educação Física-Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Escola Superior de Educação Física-Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: clinical and or radiological diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis; aged sixty years or older; both sexes; preserved cognitive function; stable clinical conditions; access to smartphone computer or tablet with internet; ability to operate the device independently; self reported pain score equal to or greater than four on the numerical pain rating scale in one or both knees on most days of the week for more than three months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: presence of clinical red flags; postoperative status after knee arthroplasty; inability to perform the proposed exercises; other comorbidities preventing participation in the study; previous intra articular corticosteroid injection within the last three months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| it is expected to find a clinically significant improvement in physical functionality and a reduction in functional disability in people with knee osteoarthritis assessed through the womac questionnaire and the thirty second chair stand test after the combined intervention of telerehabilitation and pain education the primary outcome is functionality measured by the total womac questionnaire score and it is expected to observe a reduction of at least ten percent in the total score between baseline and post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| it is expected to observe an increase in the pressure pain threshold measured by pressure algometry over the patella and distal radio ulnar joint indicating lower pain sensitivity as well as an increase in the level of weekly physical activity measured by the ipaq short version questionnaire it is expected to find a positive variation of at least fifteen percent in the kilopascal values in algometry and the transition of participants from the insufficiently active to the active category in the physical activity questionnaire after eight weeks of follow up | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLaone Rodrigues
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Outcome results
None listed