Effects of Duloxetine on muscle loss associated with knee arthrosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- OsteoarthritisSarcopenia
- Registration Number
- RBR-9c72hyz
- Lead Sponsor
- Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Osteoarthritis; Pain>7 (visual analog scale); Low/moderate physical performance
Exclusion Criteria
Contra-indications to study's interventions; Inability to walk
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate an increase on physical performance by Short Physical Performance Battery in 12 weeks, by observing a variation of at least 0.8 between pre and post-intervention measures. <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle mass assessed by appendicular skeletal muscle mass index on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry ;Muscle strength assessed by maximal isometric voluntary contraction on knee extensor chair<br><br>