Vascular Occlusion in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: NCT01483131
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

Resistance exercise plus vascular occlusion may induce greater improvements in strength and muscle mass than resistance training alone. The investigators speculate this training strategy could be beneficial in patients with osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2014-02-28
• Study Completion: 2014-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Postmenopausal women
• BMI <39
• Knee Ostearthritis type II and III
• VAS (visual analogue scale) between 2 and 8

Exclusion Criteria

• Hip osteoarthritis
• Use of NSAID

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle strength	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Sao Paulo -School of Medicine - Clinical Hospital; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil