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Exercise therapy and comorbidity in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: case series

Completed
Conditions
osteoarthritis
10023213
Registration Number
NL-OMON34798
Lead Sponsor
Koningklijk Nederlands Genootschap Fysiotherapie (KNGF)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

- diagnosis of knee OA according to the clinical ACR criteria (33), i.e.: knee pain and at least three of the following six: age > 50 years, morning stiffness <30 minutes, crepitus, bony tenderness, bony enlargement and no palpable warmth
- diagnoses of hip OA according to the clinical ACR criteria:
Hip pain and hip internal roation < 15 degree and ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren)* 45mm/hour (if ESR not available, substitute hip flexion * 115 degree) or hip internal rotation * 15 graden and pain on hip internal rotation and morning stiffness of the hip * 60 minutes and age > 50 years
- at least one of the following comorbidities (diagnosed by a physician): coronary heart diseases, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes type 2, obesitas, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), osteoarthritis of the foot and hand, chronic pain, chronic low back pain, depression, visual/hearing impairments and chronic cystitis

Exclusion Criteria

- Indication for knee or hip prothesis
- Refusal to sign informed consent
- Not able to come to the centre for treatment
- Insufficient control over the Dutch language

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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