aser therapy in patients with knee artrosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal diseases, Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee], knee osteoarthritisC05.550.114.606.500
- Registration Number
- RBR-7gkwdj
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 50 year, knee osteoartritis unilateral or bilateral within 2 years with pain in following tasks: up and down stairs, kneeling, seat and down up, running and standing up for 2 minutes, Kellgren-Laurence grade II or III and BMI<35
Exclusion Criteria
Diabetes mellitus, untreated hipertension blood pressure, previous knee replacement, neurologics deficits, neuropathics disorders, physically active (more than 2 times a week), alcoholic and cancer diagnosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Decreased pain assessed by visual analogue scale of pain, considering a variation of at least 3 points in pre and post treatment comparison.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increased functionality of the individual verified by means of the SF-36 and Womac, considering a variation of at least 10% between the pre and post intervention; increase in the flexibility of the individual through the evaluation of range of motion with a goniometer, considering a variation of at least 10% between the pre and post intervention; improves the balance of the individual verified with the Berg balance scale, considering a variation of at least 10% between the pre and post intervention; increased strength of the quadriceps checked with hand dynamometer, using the protocol described by the manufacturer, considering a variation of at least 10% between the pre and post intervention.