A clinical trial to study the effectiveness of mobilization with exercises versus pain education with exercises and exercises alone in patients with long standing knee pai

Phase 2

Conditions: Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/07/071011

Lead Sponsor: Makesh Babu

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients fulfilling the clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for OA of Knee

2. Clinically and or radiologically diagnosed case of Grade 2 and 3 bicompartmental knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence classification

3. Unilateral or bilateral knee OA (most painful knee nominated by the patient will be considered)

4. Both genders will be included

5. Pain intensity of at least 4 cm on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and maximum of 7 during activity

6. B.M.I (Body Mass Index) - 18-30 Kg per m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any history of trauma to the knees

2. Ligament injuries or neurological impairments

3. Previous knee or hip surgery

4. Fracture of lower extremity

5. Deformity of knee joint

6. Pain in the knee joint referred from another region

7. Rheumatoid arthritis

8. Severe cardiopulmonary disease

9. Uncontrolled hypertension and acute or terminal illness

10. Previous physiotherapy treatment for knee pain (previous 6 months)

11. Recent steroid injections in the knee joint (previous 3 months)

12. Peripheral Neuropathies

13. Peripheral vascular disease

14. Varicose vein

15. Osteoarthritis of Hip

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) <br/ ><br>2) The Western Ontario And Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC Scale) <br/ ><br>3) Timed Up And Go Test (TUG)Timepoint: 0 Weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures