Effects of Corrective Exercise Training for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

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Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Interventions: Other: corrective exercise training for knee

• Registration Number: NCT04995250
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Patients with neuropathic pain had longer duration of symptoms increased severity of pain, functional limitation and disability as compare to the patient with general knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: To find out the effects of corrective exercise training for improving neuropathic pain and function in knee OA patients.

Detailed Description

This study was a Quasi experimental study. It was conducted at Horizon Hospital Johar Town Lahore. The study was completed in Six months. Consecutive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The sample size of 16 patients was taken in this study to find out the effects of corrective exercises training for improving neuropathic pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. For descriptive analysis we used frequency, percentages and charts. For quantitative measure. Repeated Measured ANOVA was used.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-30
• Study Completion: 2020-12-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-29
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• ACR Criteria for osteoarthritis
• Neuropathic pain
• Age over 65
• DN4 cut off value is 4/10
• Less than 30 minutes of morning stiffness
• Grade I and II
• Crepitus on active motion
• Bony tenderness
• Bony enlargement
• No palpable warmth of synovium

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Exclusion Criteria

• Knee complain that require urgent medical attention (fracture and infection)
• Diabetes mellitus
• Patients with malignancies
• Neurological disorders
• Systematic musculoskeletal diseases (Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis etc)
• Incapability of understanding implication of participants

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Corrective exercise training for knee Osteoarthritis	corrective exercise training for knee	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questionnaire	6 months	The total score is calculated as the sum of 10 items and the cut off value for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain is a total score of 4/10
Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index	6 months	0-100, 0 means no disability 100 means maximum disability
Numeric pain rating scale	6 months	0-10,no pain and the worse pain, on an 11 point scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah Rehabilitation Center; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan