Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and kinesiotherapy (KIN) on women with bilateral knee osteoarthritis
Completed
- Conditions
- knee painosteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000589482
- Lead Sponsor
- Holycross College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
female gender, minimum age of 40, ability to perform physical exercises, not currently receiving any physical therapy treatments for the knee OA condition, medication compliance (all patients were taking glucocorticoids at the time of the study), and the diagnosis of bilateral knee OA according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria
Exclusion Criteria
unilateral knee OA, neurological disorders, cognitive limitations or history of cardiovascular, pulmonary or endocrinology disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Questionnaire (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index[before treatment starts<br>at 5 weeks after randomisation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method knee pain assessed using a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)[baseline and 5 weeks after treatment starts];the Six-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT) was performed to evaluate functional exercise capacity in a 100 m-long indoor hallway free of obstacles [baseline and 5 weeks after treatment starts, ];knee flexion range of painless movement. This outcome will be assessed using goniometer (MSD Europe bvba, Londerzeel, Belgium)[baseline and 5 weeks after treatment starts];knee extension range of painless movement. This outcome will be assessed using goniometer (MSD Europe bvba, Londerzeel, Belgium)[baseline and 5 weeks after treatment starts]