Proprioceptive Exercises on Joint Pain and QoL Among Geriatric Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Interventions
- Procedure: Proprioceptive exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT06574334
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Brief Summary
Knee osteoarthritis, the disease of knee joint pain caused by joint degeneration, it is the commonest joint disease and had a negative effect on geriatric patients' quality of life (QoL). Proprioceptive exercise and isometric exercise have been recommended as suitable for reducing joint pain and improvement of quality of life in the geriatric patients.
- Detailed Description
Knee osteoarthritis (OA), known as degenerative joint disease of the knee. It is most common in the geriatric and is typically the result of wear and tear and progressive loss of articular cartilage. It happens when cartilage in knee joint breaks down. When this happens, the bones in knee joint rub together, causing friction that makes knees hurt, become stiff or swell. Knee OA is a painful condition and causes exhaustion in affected patients. Patients with this illness often complain of pain, decreased muscle strength, and joint instability. In addition, increased pain in knee OA patients also progressively worsen their quality-of-life. Proprioceptive activity in patients with knee OA gets limited or reduced and leads to reduced activities of daily living (ADLs). Joint proprioception is the ability of an individual to sense the joint position and movement. It encompasses the joint motion and joint position so proprioceptive exercises are being used for the strengthening of muscles around the knee joint. Thus, proprioceptive exercises are recommended exercise which significantly improved pain in knee OA patients which as results lead to improve quality of life. Quadriceps strengthening has been an important component of exercise program of knee osteoarthritis. This is because quadriceps weakness is the most presented finding among people with knee osteoarthritis. An isometric exercise is a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint which lead to reduce joint pain and improving QoL in geriatric patients with knee osteoarthritis. The study sample (70) geriatric patients received proprioceptive exercises only, while the control group (70) geriatric patients received routine exercise (Isometric exercise) only.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description The study group received proprioceptive exercises Proprioceptive exercise - The study group included education about definition, components and benefits of proprioceptive exercises for geriatric patients with knee osteoarthritis in the first week. Also, was including proprioceptive exercises that included; One-leg balance, Toe walking, Heel walking, Cross-body leg swings, Blind advanced one leg balance and instructed them to do these 5 exercises (15-20 repetitions of each) per session, 5 day a week. the control group received routine exercise (Isometric exercise). Proprioceptive exercise the control group included education about definition, benefits and steps of isometric exercise that included participants taking the long sitting position. A role of towel was placed below the affected knee. The participants were then asked to press the towel down and hold it to one minute and then relax. This was repeated again for the other knee and (10-15 repetitions) per session, 5 day a week.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluate the effect of proprioceptive exercises on quality of life among geriatric patients with knee osteoarthritis 3months By using 36 - Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).
Evaluate the effect of proprioceptive exercises on joint pain among geriatric patients with knee osteoarthritis 3 months By using Visual Analog Scales (VAS):
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Nursing
🇪🇬Assiut, Egypt