Enhancing the effectiveness of physiotherapy for people with knee osteoarthritis

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritisMESH term: Osteoarthritis/Knee; Knee osteoarthritis; MESH term: Osteoarthritis/Knee; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000460808
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

40 years of age or older
Meet the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for a diagnosis of knee OA. The ACR clinical criteria for knee OA includes knee pain plus 3 of the following 6 criteria:
age > 50 years,
morning stiffness of < 30 minutes,
crepitus on active movement,
tenderness of the bony margins of the joint,
bony enlargement of the joint noted on exam,
lack of palpable warmth of the synovium. Based on this criteria, a subject who is less than 50 years but has knee pain and 3 of the other 5 criteria would also be classified as having knee OA.

Exclusion Criteria

do not meet the ACR clinical criteria for knee OA,
are scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery,
have undergone TJA surgery on any lower extremity joint,
exhibit uncontrolled hypertension (i.e. individuals not currently taking medication for hypertension whose systolic blood pressure is greater than 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg at rest),
have complaints of low back pain or other lower extremity joint pain that affects function at the time of recruitment,
have a history of neurological disorders that would affect lower extremity function (stroke, peripheral neuropathy, parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.),
are women who are pregnant.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC[Change from baseline at 9 weeks, 1 year and 2 years. Primary outcome at 1 year.]