Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Strength Training in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: ECR; Other: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

• Registration Number: NCT01360281
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Gama Filho

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficiency of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and of resisted exercises on increasing quadriceps strength, decreasing pain and on recovering motor function of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2011-05
• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2011-05-25
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• American College of rheumatology criterion for osteoarthritis diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients that have done knee replacement or are about to do.
• Patients with health conditions that are not compatible with the interventions
• Patients that have done intraarticular corticoid

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ECR	ECR	-
NMES	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Quadriceps strength	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention
Change in Pain	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention
Change in Moving function	Before and after an 8 weeks intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinica Escola de Fisioterapia da Universidade Gama Filho; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil