The investigation of the local vibration effect on the knee Osteoarthritis complications
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis.Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]
- Registration Number
- IRCT138803061254N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Semnan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: mild to moderate unilateral or bilateral chronic tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, ability to walk with or without stick
Exclusion criteria: other conditions such as Diabetic, Musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, pulmonary disorders, Joint injection or other invasive interventions on knee during 3 months prior to study, hip or knee arthroplasty, consumption of any medicine, trauma to knee in last week, severe weakness
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Isokinetic muscle torque of Quadriceps and Hamstrings muscles during concentric contraction (Extension/Flexion) at angular velocity of 30°, 60° and 90° per second in each right and left leg. Timepoint: Before and After 15 Session theraputic intervention and 4 week after the last intervention. Method of measurement: Using Muscles Torque meter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Dynamic and static balance indices in anterior-posterior, Medial-lateral directions and overall balance index 2) Western Ontario and McMaster universities osteoarthritis index. Timepoint: Before and After 15 Session theraputic intervention and 4 week after the last intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.