Finding the effect of a customized exercise program in improving pain and disability of people with knee arthritis compared to usual exercise program: A randomized controlled study

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: SLCTR/2022/022
• Lead Sponsor: one

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18 years or above 18 years
•Fulfills the American College of Rheumatology clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis. In this criteria the presence of knee pain along with at least three of the following six items can classify the condition as knee osteoarthritis:
oAge> 50 years old
oMorning stiffness < 30 minutes
oCrepitus on active knee motion
oBony tenderness
oBony enlargement
oNo palpable warmth of synovium knee joint osteoarthritis
oLess than or equal to grade 2 (as diagnosed and graded by a Rheumatologist, based on the Kellgren and Lawrence radiological classification)

Exclusion Criteria

•Hip/Ankle/ Foot osteoarthritis
•History of neurological, infectious, and systemic diseases, including cerebrovascular disease, spinal
cord disease, spondylitis, cancer, rheumatologic disorders, which may cause long-term immobilization
•Participants with structural lesions, such as spondylolisthesis (Lumbar spinous process palpation and
stork test)
•Vertebral bone fracture, visible significant scoliosis or kyphosis or lower limb radiculopathy (as
confirmed by straight leg raise test to exclude radiculopathy from spinal origin)
•Knee injection within previous three months
•Participants who have prescribed exercise therapy in the past >3 months
•Any history of spinal or lower extremity surgery
•Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified