Efficacy of Virtual Reality Based Exercise Regimes on Kinesiophobia, Pain and Functional Disability in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthristis
• Interventions: Procedure: Virtual Reality-Based Therapeutic Exercise regimes; Procedure: Conventional Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthriths

• Registration Number: NCT05777421
• Lead Sponsor: Foundation University Islamabad

Brief Summary

Knee Osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent degenerative conditions in Pakistan. Although a variety of Physical therapy treatments have been proven to be beneficial in patients with early stages of knee Osteoarthritis. However, a few secondary impairments like Kinesiophobia which is the fear of movement have been unaddressed. Usually after conventional physical therapy, patients find immediate or short-term relief and that leads to cessation of follow up sessions. In situations like these, kinesiophobia is the greatest threat to mobility and can eventually effect quality of life by decreasing functional disability.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-01
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-15
• Study Completion: 2023-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with unilateral knee OA involving mediolateral compartment
• Knee OA grade 2
• Aged 40-65 years
• Both Male and Female
• NPRS value greater than

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with history of
• History of systemic disorder (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis).
• History of malignancy.
• History of trauma.
• Previous knee surgery.
• Congenital musculoskeletal deformity (e.g., scoliosis, kyphosis).
• Patients with history of fracture
• Patients with history of Chondropatella Malacia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual reality Based Therapeutic Exercise Regimes	Virtual Reality-Based Therapeutic Exercise regimes	VR-based therapeutic exercise regimes utilizing Xbox, that focus on different activities like Partial squatting, lunges, side lunge, calf raises, and hamstring curls. Gaming exercises begin will an easy warm up round and get challenging with different rounds of each game as the patient progresses to week 6. Frequency: 2-3 times for a duration for 6 weeks Pt will be guided home plan based exercises
Conventional Physical Therapy Regime for Knee Osteoarthrithis	Conventional Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthriths	Pt will receive conventional therapy targeting stretching and stretching of knee musculature in combination with electrotherapy for pain modulation. Frequency : 2-3 times for a duration of 6 weeks Pt will be guided home plan based exercises.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kinesiophobia	6 weeks	Kinesiophobia will be measured using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia
Functional Disability	6 weeks	Will be measured using WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index
Pain intensity	6 weeks	Will be Measured using the Numeric Pain rating scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Foundation University College of Physical Therapy; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan