Exercise therapy in combination with optimal pain-relieving medication in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and severe knee pain: a feasibility study.
- Conditions
- arthrosisdegenerative arthritis10023213
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38793
- Lead Sponsor
- Reade
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Diagnosis of knee OA according to ACR-criteria: knee pain and at least 3 of the following 6 items: age > 50 years, morning stiffness<30 minutes, crepitations, bone sensitivity, bony enlargement of the joint margin, no palpable warmth
- NRS knee pain during community walking >= 7
- The indication for rehabilitation involves improvement of knee-related functioning
- Age <= 18 years
- Scheduled knee surgery within the next 6 months
- Total knee prosthesis at the non-involved side with pain or limitations
- Exercise therapy in the last six months
- Absolute contra-indication for use of pain-relieving medication
- Absolute contra-indication for exercise therapy
- Psychoneuroticism (Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) score > 150)
- Insufficient control over the Dutch language
- No informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Feasibility:<br /><br>Participating in the STABILO exercise therapy program<br /><br><br /><br>Activity limitations: Western Ontario and Mc Master Universities Osteoarthritis<br /><br>Index; physical function subscale</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method