Osteoarthritis, Knee
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study. Experimental group: 67 individuals with knee osteoarthritis will receive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation simultaneous
E02.331
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with knee osteoarthritis grades 2 and 3 on the Kellgren-Lawrence scale; with clinical and radiological diagnosis carried out by an independent traumatologist; age between 45 and 80 years; minimum pain of 3/10 in the numerical scale of pain; of both genders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with knee osteoarthritis grades 0, 1 and 4 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiological classification; non-ambulatory patients; neurological diseases that lead to cognitive deficits that make it difficult to understand exercises; neuropathy; clinical manifestations that do not allow exercise; previous history of infiltration of the knee joint in the last three months; history of knee joint arthroplasty; history of knee trauma or surgery in the last six months; patients participating in another knee rehabilitation program; have undergone rehabilitation with or without transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the last 6 months; contraindications to TENS (pacemakers, dermatological lesions and changes in sensitivity in the knees); three consecutive unjustified absences
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an improvement in pain assessed using the visual analogue pain scale. Data collected before, during and after the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation simultaneously with exercises and during functional tests. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an improvement in functional capacity assessed through the chair sit and stand test, four-minute step test, 6-minute walk test and the Timed Up and Go test. Data collected before, during and after the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation simultaneously with exercise.;It is expected to find an improvement in the quality of life of participants through the WOMAC questionnaire. Data collected before, during and after the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation simultaneously with exercise.;It is expected that participants exhibit central sensitization and a low level of efficacy through the central sensitization inventory and self-efficacy questionnaire, with data collected before the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRafael Barbosa
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Outcome results
None listed