The Acute Effects of Ankle Exercises on Knee Proprioception and Pain in Individuals With Knee Pain
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 114
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Knee proprioception
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized research study is to investigate the acute effects of ankle exercises on improving knee proprioception and pain in individuals with knee pain, aged 18-70, who receive intervention-based ankle and knee exercises to treat their knee pain. The main question it aims to answer is:
• Does ankle exercise affect knee joint proprioception and pain in individuals with knee pain? Researchers will compare ankle exercise (the intervention) with knee exercise (as part of their regular medical care for knee pain) to determine if ankle exercise is effective in improving knee joint proprioception and reducing pain.
Participants will be asked to do exercises and to let the researchers take their measurements.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •The participants who have a VAS pain score >5,
- •The participants who have experienced knee pain for the last six months or longer,
- •The participants who volunteered to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who had undergone knee and ankle surgery within the last year
- •Individuals who have a VAS pain score below 5
- •Individuals who are experiencing ROM limitations in the knee or ankle
- •Individuals who have a neurological pathology in the lower extremity
Arms & Interventions
Knee exercise
Knee flexion-extension
Intervention: Knee Exercise (Other)
Ankle exercise
Ankle plantar flexion with body weight
Intervention: Ankle Exercise (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Knee proprioception
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Knee flexion- extension position
Secondary Outcomes
- Knee pain(4 weeks)
Investigators
Gönül Elpeze
Associated Proffessor
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University