Application of selected yoga asana on treatment of Osteoarthritis in knee.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/06/025912
• Lead Sponsor: Akoijam Ravi

Brief Summary

The study is a randomized parallel group, placebo controlled trial to compare the effects of selected yoga asanas with exercise therapy in osteoarthritis of knee joint. The study will be conducted on 70 subjects fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria for 9 months. The primary outcome of the project to compareselect yoga asana like Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Warrior II (VirabhadrasanaII), Bound angle (Baddha Konasana), Staff pose (Dandasana) and therapeuticexercises like isometric quadriceps and hamstring strengthening exercises withbalance training in relieving resting and walking pain, reduction in stiffnessof the joint. Also  the secondary outcome of the project is to assess  the improvement in quality of life among subjectswith grade I-III osteoarthritis of knee joint.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Subjects in the age group of 45 years to 65 years male and female who fulfilled ACR(acromioclavicular) criteria for the diagnosis of the Osteoarthritis of the knee.
• 2.KL grading I-III.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Subjects with bilateral Osteoarthritis of knee 2.Secondary osteoarthritis of knee following trauma, inflammatory and metabolic arthritis 3.Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases 4.Subjects who received intra-articular steroid injection to the knee joint within 3 months 5.BMI >30 6.Professional squatters 7.KL grading IV in X-ray.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare select yoga asanas and therapeutic exercises in relieving resting and walking pain, reduction in stiffness of the joint.	9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare select yoga asanas and therapeutic exercises in improving quality of life among subjects with grade I-III osteoarthritis of knee joint.	9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 West, MANIPUR, India

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳West, MANIPUR, India

Akoijam Ravi

Principal investigator

9612153033

raviakoijam@yahoo.com