The Effect of Medical Exercise Therapy on Pain, Function and Physical Activity in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Interventions: Behavioral: Medical Exercise Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT02905747
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The aim of the project is to investigate effects of medical exercise therapy (MET) on patients with knee osteoarthritis. MET is a common physical therapy intervention, and the project aim to strengthen the evidence of this intervention. An experimental cohort design is chosen, and 20 participants will be followed for 6 months. Assessments will be clinical tests, questionnaires and accelerometer measurements before, during, and after a 3 month period of exercise (3 days per week) with a physical therapist. The project will answer if a 3 month physical therapy intervention using MET causes changes in pain level, function and activity level for patients with knee osteoarthritis. In addition, it will investigate whether a single global endurance workout for 30 minutes will have an effect on pain level for these patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-16
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-19
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• x-ray verified knee osteoarthritis (Kellegren & Lawrence grade I-III)
• Loss of function and withstanding pain >3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• physical therapy treatment during the last 3 months
• knee injury
• inflammatory arthritis
• symptoms from the hip joints greater than the knee pain
• planned knee surgery the next 6 months
• heart and lung disorders or other health issues affecting the ability to complete the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Medical Exercise Therapy	Medical Exercise Therapy	Medical Exercise Therapy (MET) developed by Oddvar Holten

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Function	6 months	30 second chair stand test
pain	6 months	visual analog scale
Activity level	6 months	Accelerometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NTNU; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway