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aser therapy in patients with knee artrosis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Musculoskeletal diseases, Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee], knee osteoarthritis
C05.550.114.606.500
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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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.
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