Effects of group training in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis

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• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, knee

• Registration Number: RBR-5bq9jh3
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade de Pernambuco

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Women; age between 60 and 80 years; diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology; osteoarthritis of the medial femorotibial knee on radiography classified as grades 2 or 3 according to the Kellgren and Lawrence criteria (1957); mean knee pain score between 4.0 and 9.0 on the Numerical Pain Scale (NRS);

Exclusion Criteria

Body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2; cognitive deficits screened by the mini-mental state examination; being in current treatment with physiotherapy or doing regular physical exercise (more than twice a week) in the last 6 months; history of joint infiltration in the last 3 months or planning to receive infiltration in the next 6 months; history of knee or hip arthroplasty; history of knee surgery in the last 6 months or planning to undergo surgery in the next 6 months; presence of other illnesses that threaten safety or prevent participation in interventions or tests (symptomatic or severe coronary artery disease; dementia; use of walking aids; other types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis); history of knee trauma in the last 30 days; inability to perform training protocol (inability to walk short distances or need assistance from another person to complete activities of daily living);

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find a reduction in pain intensity, assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) questionnaire, with a reduction of at least 2 points (10%) in the score. Data collected one week before the intervention, at the end of the intervention and four weeks after the intervention.