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Effect of muscle training on pain and functionality in elderly people with knee wear

Not Applicable
Conditions
Knee osteoarthritis, chronic pain
C05.550.091
Registration Number
RBR-965656g
Lead Sponsor
Carla Mariza de Lima Krieger
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers of both genders; be 60 years of age or older; be able to perform physical exercises, according to medical evaluation; having knee osteoarthritis in one or both knees (according to the American College of Rheumatology); present grade = 3 according to the Kellgren-Laurence Grading Scale (Kellgren et al., 1957); refer chronic pain for more than 3 months (according to the IASP - International Association for the Study of Pain concept) in one or both knees, with referred pain = 3, according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Exclusion Criteria

Pacemaker wearers; having fibromyalgia; carrier of any oncological disease; having some systemic/general and/or cognitive impairment or neurological disorder; having undergone knee surgery and/or intra-articular corticosteroid injection within 6 months; any other muscular, joint or neurological condition that affects the function of the lower limbs.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
It is expected to find a decrease in pain intensity in the muscle power training group (assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), the McGill pain questionnaire and the Brief Pain Inventory), when compared to the control group.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
It is expected to find in the muscle power training group an improvement in physical function (assessed by the 10-meter walking test, Time and Go (TUG), Sit and Stand Test, Stair Climb Test and Joint Range Measurement) , when compared to the control group.
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