Effect of Balance Training and walking with a flat, flexible sole on elderly women with knee arthrosis

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Gonarthrosis; knee arthrosis; C05.550.114.606

• Registration Number: RBR-10j4bw25
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Santo Amaro

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-06-04
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

elderly women; 60 and 80 years old; knee arthrosis with grades 2 and 3; knee pain between 3 and 8; body mass index lower than 35 kg/m2; walk independently

Exclusion Criteria

Prostheses and / or orthoses in lower limbs; fractures in the last 6 months; hip and ankle arthrosis; dementia stage; physiotherapeutic treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the intensity of knee pain; it is expected to find a reduction in knee pain after the intervention program with and without footwear for elderly women with knee arthrosis compared to control elderly women). To assess pain, the Visual Analogue Scale.;Assess the functionality of the knee; it is expected to find an increase in its function after the intervention program with and without footwear for elderly women with knee arthrosis compared to control elderly women. To assess the knee functionality will be used by the WOMAC questionnaire (Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis) and Lequesne questionnaire.