knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
control group: 20 patients will undergo stretching exercises, strengthening and balance training lasting 60 minutes each therapy, 2 times per week over 8 weeks. Intervention group: 20 patients will un
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: adult patients referred AACD - Lar Escola São Francisco diagnosed with moderate knee osteoarthritis and agree to participate in the study according to the term informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with rheumatic diseases associated orthopedic surgery of the lower limbs prior injections of steroids in the past six months, obesity (BMI> 35), allergy to components of physiotherapy those who underwent banding in the last six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint: pain The pain will be measured by the Visual Analogue Scale, which will be applied by by an independent observer blinded, at baseline (pre-intervention) after four and eight weeks of treatment. It is expected that the application of banding associated with the exercise program (intervention group) results in improvement of pain compared to the control group, which only perform the exercise program based therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoint: function The functional capacity will be assessed by the WOMAC questionnaire, containing 17 questions regarding the degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living. The questionnaire will be applied by by an independent observer blinded, at baseline (pre-intervention) and after eight weeks of treatment. It is expected that the use of taping associated with the exercise program (intervention group) to provide patients with better functional outcomes compared to patients in the control group, which performs the same exercise therapy, but without the additional use of taping. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJosé Baldocchi Pontin
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed