Exercise-induced Hypoalgesia in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT06398171
• Lead Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the differences in the phenomenon of exercise-induced hypoalgesia in patients with osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-30
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-03
• Study Start: 2024-05-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-15
• Study Completion: 2024-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosed with severe knee OA (according to the clinical and radiographic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology Guidelines)

Exclusion Criteria

• pain in the contralateral (non-studied) limb (maximum ≥80 of 100 mm on a visual analog scale (VAS) during daily activities),
• undergone another hip or knee joint replacement in the previous year
• any medical condition in which exercise was contraindicated

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise	Exercise	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Algometry	Before and after exercise (1 month)	Pressure pain thresholds will be measured at the affected knee, the contralateral knee and the contralateral epicondyle.