Effect of Exercise on Static and Dynamic Stability of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis of knee

Registration Number: IRCT20231120060118N1

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Kashan

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals with knee osteoarthritis severity of grade 2 or 3 are determined based on the Kellgren-Lawrence scale through radiography.
Self-reported knee osteoarthritis has been officially documented, detailing symptoms such as pain in the past month and morning stiffness.

Exclusion Criteria

Heart disease or uncontrolled blood pressure
Uncontrolled diabetes
Any neurological disease such as epilepsy, vertigo, stroke or Parkinson's disease
Joint injection in the last three months
Traumatic surgery of the lower limb
Any recent knee injury
Lower limb arthroplasty
Having arthritis of the hip and ankle joints, as well as other joint diseases other than knee osteoarthritis
Participating in any physiotherapy or hydrotherapy treatment in the past three months
Use of medical equipment to assist in walking such as a cane
Failure to complete training sessions by the subject

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait balance. Timepoint: The pre-test, the eight-week training period and the post-test are taken at the end. Method of measurement: Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) movement analysis system (manufactured by QTM Company, USA) including 7 cameras was used to measure walking balance. The cameras and power plate were set to work simultaneously.;Static balance. Timepoint: The pre-test, the eight-week training period and the post-test are taken at the end. Method of measurement: Kistler 9260 AA force plate was used to measure static balance.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stride Length. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) motion analysis system (manufactured by QTM Company, USA) including 7 cameras was used to measure walking variables.;Step Width. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) motion analysis system (manufactured by QTM Company, USA) including 7 cameras was used to measure walking variables.;Step Length. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) motion analysis system (manufactured by QTM Company, USA) including 7 cameras was used to measure walking variables.;Cadence. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) motion analysis system (manufactured by QTM Company, USA) including 7 cameras was used to measure walking variables.