Developing an 8-week, tele-education weight control and exercise program, and evaluating its effects on weight and pain reduction in patients with obesity and knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220917055973N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Age between 45 and 75 years
Female or male
Radiographic diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
Ability to use the online application
No history of bariatric surgery, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled blood pressure, uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases, severe musculoskeletal and neurological disease and any other disease that can limit daily routine activities.
Getting pregnant
Presence of a metal device or heart pacemaker in the body
Recent diet therapy with weight loss (5% over 3 months or 10% over 6 months)
End-stage osteoarthritis based on the Kellgren and Lawrence classification
Use of weight loss medications such as appetite suppressants or any medication that has a significant effect on weight such as steroids.
Recent intra-articular injections within the last 6 months
Use of physiotherapy devices
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method