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Core vs hip strengthening on knee function in adults with OA knee

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/02/049448
Lead Sponsor
no sponsor
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1)Patient who gives consent

2)Age of 40 to 60 years.

3) Both male and female gender.

4) Primary OA knee, Subjects who have clinical and radiographic symptoms of knee OA according to Kellgren-Lawrence Classification of Osteoarthritis13 stage 1,2,3, but are not a candidate for total knee joint replacement surgery. (If grading for stage of OA knee is not available then opinion from Orthopaedic surgeon will be taken.)

5)Unilateral OA knee. Since bilateral knee involvement will have different effect on functional status.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Any major trauma or surgery to the symptomatic knee or lower limb, neuromuscular disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, history of stroke, and cardiovascular disease, ligament injuries and lower extremity fractures.

2)Intra-articular corticosteroid injection within 6 months current or past (within 4 weeks) oral corticosteroid use.

3)Any diagnosed spinal pathology.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) To study the effect of core stability vs hip strengthening along with knee strengthening on Functional Outcome pre and post intervention using Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Survey in patients with Osteoarthritis of knee (Primary Objective). <br/ ><br>Timepoint: evaluation will be done at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) To study effect of core vs hip strengthening on functional mobility and strength using 30 sec. chair stand test. <br/ ><br>2) To compare strength in both the groups using manual muscle testing by mod. Oxford scale/ dynamometer (if available) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: evaluation will be done at baseline, 2weeks, 4 weeks snd 6 weeks
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