Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
This will be a randomized controlled trial. Thirty-eight individuals with knee osteoarthritis will be randomly and equally assigned to one of three groups. This process will be performed using a rando
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Sponsors
Instituto Docusse de Osteopatia e Terapia Manual
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia do Campus de Presidente Prudente
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be included in this study, participants must be over 40 years-old; medical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis; pain for more than three months; have at least one of the following symptoms: limited range of motion, crepitus, difficulty/pain when going up and down stairs, walking, standing up or sitting in a chair
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the present study are history of knee surgery; presence of rheumatoid arthritis; initiation of opioid analgesia or intervention with corticosteroid injection or analgesic for knee pain within the last 30 days; inability to understand and complete study assessments or comply with study instructions; neurological diseases that could influence the investigated outcomes (e.g., stroke)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in knee pain of approximately 20 millimeters assessed using an analogue pain scale from 0 to 100 millimeters. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in quadriceps femoris activation of approximately 20% as assessed by surface electromyography.;It is expected to find an increase in knee range of motion of approximately 10 degrees assessed by means of a goniometer.;It is expected to find an increase in the strength of the knee extensors of approximately 20 kgf evaluated with a manual dynamometer. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRonaldo Briani
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia do Campus de Presidente Prudente
Outcome results
None listed