Exercise ?therapy and NMES in knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Primary knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20101228005486N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Primary OA of the knee joint grade 2, 3 according Kellgren and Lawrence scale
Female gender
Age between 50-75 years old
Knee pain for at least six months and with intensity 3 on the VAS scale in activities such as getting up and downstairs, sitting and squat
No history of knee intra-articular injection in the past six months
Referral from a specialist
No history of acute traumatic injuries approved by the referral physician
No history of previous surgery or injury in the knee joints and lower extremities
BMI equal or less than 30
Patient's consent to participate in the research
Normal mental state
History of neuromuscular disease
Bone implants
History of new fractures in lower limbs
Participating in exercise therapy and physical therapy programs in the recent three months
History of chronic disease and generally any disease or conditions that known to affect the investigation
Malignant tumors
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and Post-intervention. Method of measurement: VAS pain scale.;Active knee range of flexion. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and Post-intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometery.;The circumference of the thigh. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and Post-intervention. Method of measurement: With centimeter tape.;Muscle strength of knee extensors. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and Post-intervention. Method of measurement: Manual Muscle Testing.;Thickness of Vastus Medialis muscle. Timepoint: Pre-intervention and Post-intervention. Method of measurement: Sonography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Activity. Timepoint: Pre -intervention and Post -intervention. Method of measurement: Timed Up & Go Test and Six-Minute Walk Test.