Physiotherapy and exercise therapy by biofeedback method in people with knee osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: moderate knee osteoarthritis.

Registration Number: IRCT20231024059846N1

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

People with moderate knee osteoarthritis in the age range of 40 to 75 years
With pain number more than 3 on the VAS scale
have unilateral KOA (in bilateral cases, the side where the pain and symptoms predominate is considered the studied side
The subjects have experienced pain in most of the days of the last month
Have the ability to walk normally for 15 to 30 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

Have a previous history of hip or knee joint replacement.
have hip or ankle osteoarthritis at the same time.
have rheumatoid arthritis of the joints at the same time.
Have a BMI > 35 Kg/m2
In the past six months, she/he has received treatments such as oral or injectable corticosteroids, any knee surgery such as osteotomy, conservative treatments such as physical therapy, manual therapy, acupuncture, and exercise therapy.
Any neuromuscular-skeletal disease that made walking difficult for the patient

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: VAS: Before and after the first session, after the tenth session, after three months/ KOOS: Before first session, after the tenth session, after three months. Method of measurement: visual analog scale- KOOS.;Function. Timepoint: KOOS: Before the first session, after the tenth session, after three months/ 10 M Fast walking: Before and after the first session, after the tenth session, after three months. Method of measurement: KOOS, 10 M Fast walking.;Amplitude of muscle action. Timepoint: Before and after the first session, after the tenth session, after three months. Method of measurement: Surface electromyography and force plate.;Muscle contraction duration. Timepoint: Before and after the first session, after the tenth session, after three months. Method of measurement: Surface electromyography and force plate.

Secondary Outcome Measures