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The Effectiveness of Structured exercise based rehabilitation program in patients with early osteoarthritis knee

Phase 2
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/07/055413
Lead Sponsor
Dr Geethu AV
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

a. Diagnosed case of OA knee using ACR clinical and radiographic criteria (KL

grade 1 and 2)

b. Knee Joint effusion grade till 1+ on the Stroke test.

c. BMI less than 29.9

d. Ability to comprehend Hindi or English and follow commands

Exclusion Criteria

a. H/o surgical intervention in lower limbs in last 12 months.

b. H/o lower limb fractures in last 6 months.

c. H/o intra-articular injections in last 3 months.

d. Pain in knee/hip/back (VAS score > 7) that limits the ability of person to perform

exercises.

e. Unwillingness to participate.

f. Patients with neurological conditions that preclude their compliance to the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the functional outcome (pain, knee-related Quality of Life, Function in daily <br/ ><br>living) due to OA knee using Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome scale (KOOS). It <br/ ><br>holds 42 items in 5 separately scored subscales. A Likert scale will be used which has <br/ ><br>five possible answer options scored from 0 (No Problems) to 4 (Extreme Problems) and <br/ ><br>each of the five scores will be calculated as the sum of the items included.Timepoint: Monthly for 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
OA pain will be also measured using Visual analogue scale. It is a single-item scale <br/ ><br>and the scale includes no pain ? (score of 0) and pain as bad as it could be ? score <br/ ><br>of 100 <br/ ><br>Timepoint: monthly for 3 months;Quadriceps and hamstring Muscle strength balance using computerized muscle <br/ ><br>testing machine, David EVE (Evaluated exercise)Timepoint: monthly for 3 months
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