The effects of designed educational program on health related quality of life of knee osteoarthritis patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012102110603N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Rheumatology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 146
Inclusion Criteria
aged =35 years; suffering from knee osteoarthritis for at least 3 months. Exclusion criteria: rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory joint disease; serious co-morbidities; having knee surgery within 6 months of commencing the study; having physical impairments that preclude fulfillment of the requirements of either program
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: 3 and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: The short Form Health Survey (SF- 36).;Pain. Timepoint: 3 and 6 montha after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;Physical function. Timepoint: 3 and 6 montha after intervention. Method of measurement: (HAQ) Health Assessment Questionnair.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method