Investigation of the Efficacy of Video-Based Exercise Programs in Degenerative Meniscus Tears
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Degenerative Disease
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Enrollment
- 81
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of the video-based exercise programs in patients with degenerative meniscus tears.
Detailed Description
To investigate the efficacy of video-based exercise programs, voluntary patients with degenerative meniscus tears aged 40-65 years will be randomly assigned to three groups: the hybrid exercise group (HEG), the video-based exercise (VBE) group, and the standard exercise (SE) group. Interventions will be delivered over 16 sessions (twice a week for 8 weeks). The patients will be assessed at baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention. Pain during activity, at rest, and at night will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Active range of motion will be evaluated using a digital goniometer. Isometric muscle strength will be measured with a handheld dynamometer. The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) will evaluate functional status and symptoms. The Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) will assess health-related quality of life. Adherence to the exercise program and the Global Rating of Change Scale will be evaluated.
Investigators
Tansu Birinci
Principal Investigator
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being aged between 40 and 65 years
- •Having the degenerative meniscus tear in at least one knee
- •Having body mass index in the range of 18-30 kg/m2
- •Feeling the pain that lasts for at least 2 months
- •Having grade 1 or grade 2 degenerative meniscal tear diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist according to the MRI results
- •Having the activity level is between 1 and 5 according to the Tegner Activity Scale
- •Having access to the internet via a computer or smartphone
- •Having the ability to read and write Turkish
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy surgery due to degenerative meniscal tear
- •Participating in a physiotherapy program for degenerative meniscal tear in the last 12 weeks
- •Have received steroid injections in the last 6 months
- •Accompanying conditions such as injury to the surrounding ligaments, congenital anomaly in the affected knee, coxarthrosis and spinal stenosis
- •Presence of any systemic disorder that may affect assessment parameters
- •Failure to cooperate with assessments
- •Any vision or hearing problem that would prevent them from adapting to the assessment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
Time Frame: Baseline
Short-term and long-term symptoms and function will be assessed with the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) that is developed as an extension of the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index. The score is a percentage score from 0 to 100, 0 representing extreme problems and 100 representing no problems.
Secondary Outcomes
- Active Range of Motion(At the end of 8-week intervention)
- Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET)(At the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)(After 8-week intervention)
- Muscle Strength(At the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)(At the end of 8-week intervention)