Comparison between EMG-Biofeedback controlled exercises and conventional exercises on knee osteoarthritis treatment, a clinical trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis.Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015101024451N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Knee osteoarthritis according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology(ACR); Knee pain at least for 6 months; Absence of inflammatory joint disease or secondary osteoarthritis; No physical treatments program in the previous year; No intraarticular injections at the last three months; No history of knee surgery;
Exclusion criteria;
The tendency of patient to withdraw from the project at any time.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before intervention, one month after intervention, two months after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS (Visual Analogue Scale).;Symptoms and quality of life. Timepoint: Before intervention, one month after intervention, two months after intervention. Method of measurement: KOOS (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vastus Medialis to Vastus Lateralis muscles mean force ratio. Timepoint: Before intervention , one month after intervention, two months after intervention. Method of measurement: by electromyography device.