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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON44546
NL-OMON44546
Completed
Phase 3

The effect of high-resistance muscle strength training and vitamin D supplementation in persons with knee osteoarthritis - VitD-EX

Jan van Breemen Instituut0 sites288 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
arthrosis deformans
Sponsor
Jan van Breemen Instituut
Enrollment
288
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
Jan van Breemen Instituut

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \- Knee pain and at least 2 of the following 5 items: morning stiffness \<
  • 30 minutes, crepitations, bone sensitivity, bony enlargement of the joint
  • margin, no palpable warmth
  • \- Age \>\= 55 and \<\= 80 years
  • \- Vitamin D deficiency: 25(OH)D level \>15nmol/L and \<50 nmol/L (in
  • winter) or \<70nmol/L (in summer);In addition, 68 knee OA patients with normal vitamin D levels will be included in order to study the effect of high versus low resistance strength training. The larger sample size (n\=288\) will lead to more statistical power. Patients with normal vitamin D levels will be randomized into either high or low resistance training, without supplementation with vitamin D or placebo.

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Other forms of arthritis than OA
  • \- Absolute contra\-indication for exercise therapy/strength training
  • \- Inability to perform strength training program due to severe comorbidity
  • \- Use of vitamin D supplements \>800 IU daily
  • \- Living in a nursing home

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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