Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be submitted to 12 treatment sessions, 2 sessions per week, for 6 weeks. The sessions will take place individually, in a private room with adequate lighting and air conditioning. The tre
E05.723.402
Sponsors
FMRP - USP (Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo)
UNISALESIANO LINS
Eligibility
Age
50 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient with knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren and Lawrence classification grades II and III); Age between 50 and 70 years and; Pain equal to or greater than 3 at rest and / or equal to or greater than 5 after a 6-minute walk test; Whether a bilateral OA will be considered the side most affected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of great discomfort after performing the exercises and / or applying electrical stimulation; Failure to perform the exercises during two consecutive sessions; Also excluded are patients who for any reason no longer wish to participate in the research or have any of the criteria for non-inclusion in the period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Assessment; Pain will be assessed using two instruments: algometry and numerical pain scale (END). The numerical pain scale is simple and easy to measure, consisting of a sequence of numbers, from 0 to 10, in which the value 0 represents “no pain” and the numeral 10 represents “worst pain imaginable”. The degree of pain will be assessed when the individual is at rest and 10 minutes after the end of the formulated tests. The END will be applied every day of the interventions. Algometry is a test to analyze the patient's pain threshold, it is a device that contains a small piston that records the pain in relation to the pressure applied to a certain location in the body. Algometry will be designed in the patient's hand as an explanatory test, to understand the difference between pressure and painful stimulus, being instructed to report the moment when the equipment pressure begins to bother and generate painful stimulus. The positioning to perform the algometry will be with the patient sitting with the knees flexed at 90º, with eyes closed, with the following protocol: six points around the knee in random order, base and apex of the patella, medial and lateral ends of the patella and medial and lateral joint interline. In addition, it will be applied at a point in the medial heel region between one and two degrees lateral to the medial malleolus, to assess a possible change in sensitivity at the central level. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability; Assessed using a questionnaire called WOMAC (Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index). The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire is validated and adapted for the Brazilian population, with excellent reliability. It aims to relate the functional capabilities and limitations due to the physical aspect of each patient. Composed of three categories, the first being composed of five questions responsible for evaluating pain intensity. The second consists of two questions responsible for assessing joint stiffness in the last 72 hours. And the third category consists of seventeen questions responsible for assessing physical function, relating the patient's ability to move and take care of himself. Your final score is classified as: none, light, moderate, strong, very strong. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarco Aurélio Schiavon
Outcome results
None listed