Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercise in Sitting Posture versus Aerobic Exercise in Standing Posture in older adults with Knee Osteoarthritis and overweight. Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Overweight and Obesity; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000506493
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Alcala de Henares

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women age 50 to 80, with clinical diagnosis of Knee Osteoarthritis by the doctor assigned in the Centro de Especialidades para el Diagnostico y Tratamiento de Azuqueca de Henares” (Specialisted Center of Diagnosis and Treatment of Azuqueca de Henares) and enrolled with overweight or obese, considering overweight as Body Mass Index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2 and Obesity as (BMI) > 30 Kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients unable to walk or exercise without funtional aids, patients with previous knee surgery, and patients with serious unstable medical and psychological condition and patientes with advanced stage of osteoporosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee pain assessed using VAS: 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale – validated. [Baseline, after 12 sessions (4 weeks), after 24 sessions (8 weeks) and after 36 sessions (12 weeks) of treatment.];Change in Pain, Stiffnes and Physical Function in knee Osteoarthritis is assessed using WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index[Baseline, after 12 sessions (4 weeks), after 24 sessions (8 weeks) and after 36 sessions (12 weeks) of treatment];Quality of life is assessed using: SF12: Short Form 12 Health Surveys. 12 items for psychometrically-based physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores – Validated.[Baseline, after 12 sessions(4 weeks), after 24 sessions (8 weeks) and after 36 sessions (12 weeks) of treatment. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment adherence is assessed using Adherence percentage and The Therapeutic Exercise Adherence Questionnaire – designed specifically for the study. <br>[After 12 sessions (4 weeks) ,24 sessions (8 weeks) and 36 sessions (12 weeks) of treatment. <br>];Weightloss is assessed by measuring the weigth of each patient in Kg. [After 12 sessions (4 weeks) ,24 sessions (8 weeks) and 36 sessions (12 weeks) of treatment. <br>]