Effect of Biofeedback on Knee Osteoarthritis
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis (Gonarthrosis).Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017041513442N14
- Lead Sponsor
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 41
Inclusion Criteria
arthralgia since the past 6 months; radiologic evidence of articular damage (grade 2,1 of Kellgren-Lawrence scale) based on knee OA criteria of ACR. Exclusion criteria: systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and collagen vascular disorders; history or presence of cancer or malignant disorders; any infection and active wound of the knee; presence of immunosuppressive, autoimmune disorders; recent history of severe trauma to the knee; age less than 45 or over 70 year; genu valgum/varum greater than 20 degrees.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: womac,Lequesne questionnaire.;Joint stiffness. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: womac questionnaire.;Functional limitation. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: womac questionnaire.;Walking ability. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: Lequesne questionnaire.;Activities of daily living. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: Lequesne questionnaire.;Voluntary muscular activity. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: biofeedback device.;Maximal muscle thickness. Timepoint: at the beginning and after 2 months. Method of measurement: sonography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method