A study done to assess quadriceps muscle strength production with ankle joint in three different positions.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/06/019698
- Lead Sponsor
- Anjali Shirish Kale
- Brief Summary
People suffering from osteoarthritis of knee will be selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria from out patients department of tertiary care hospitals and their willingness to participate in study. Participants will be informed about entire research protocol. Written consent will be taken. Demographic data will be taken along with height, weight and numerical pain rating scale. In case of bilateral involvement of knee both joints will be assessed individually , according to fulfilment of inclusion criteria. Subjects will perform 5 minutes warm up session which will include spot marching, spot jogging followed by stretching of quadriceps, hamstrigs, calf muscles and hip adductors. The subjects will then be asked to sit on HUV quadriceps table where foot rest will be already set at 60â° of knee flexion angle for the side which is going to be assessed. Participant will keep his leg ( the leg which is going to be assessed) on that foot rest and another leg will be relaxed with knee in 90â° of flexion. Microfet 3 dynamometer will be kept just
above medial malleolus. Participant will perform isometric knee extension with maximum force against dynamometer. Dynamometer
will be stabilised by belt stabilisation method which will also provide resistance for isometric contraction of knee extensors. Belt stabilisation method provides stabilisation to dynamometer as well as it provides constant resistance for each participant. So subjective mistakes created due to assessor’s strength will be eliminated. Participant will perform isometric contraction of knee extensors with ankle in three joint positions i.e. neutral joint position, dorsiflexion position and plantar flexion position. Three readings will be taken at every joint position and mean of those readings will be taken.
Participant will hold each contraction position for 5 seconds. Measurements will be taken from mean of each position.Data will be analysed using one way anova. Results will be obtained.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
- Grade 2 & 3 according to Kellgren and Lawrencesystem.
- Numerical pain rating scale score 6 or less.
Any limitation in the ankle range of motion, history of bony or soft tissue injury to knee joint, backache with radiating pain to leg, any central or peripheral nervous system involvement, systemic inflammatory disease e.g. Gout, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, had metallic implants, uncooperative patient, mentally unstable patient, subjects with BMI ≥40 kg/m2 (morbid obesity).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quadriceps strength assessed using dynamometer with ankle in neutral postion and dorsiflexion Immediate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quadriceps strength assessed using dynamometer with ankle in plantarflexion Immediate
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sancheti Institute of Orthopedic Rehabilitation
🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India
Sancheti Institute of Orthopedic Rehabilitation🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, IndiaAnjali KalePrincipal investigator9768256664anjalikale345@gmail.com