Effects of Water-Based Exercises and Nutritional Guidance on Body Composition and Physical Performance of Older Women with Knee Osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- Older women with knee osteoarthritis.C05.550.114.606
- Registration Number
- RBR-4g2w8sc
- Lead Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Unidombosco
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Terminated
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Women at least 65 years old diagnosed with uni ou bilateral knee osteoarhritis grade I - IV (KELLGREN; LAWRENCE, 1957). Were able to walk independently without orthosis and/or auxiliary devices.
Exclusion Criteria
The participants with (a) prostheses in any lower limb joint; lower limb surgery in the last 12 months; (b) insulin-dependent; (c) or restrictive conditions to physical activities were excluded. In addition, participants engaged in any other regular training programs in the six months that preceded the study were not included.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improve the quality of life related to the KOA symptoms, reducing at least 22% in the total score of the WOMAC questionnaire, which means the minimal clinically significant difference.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight loss of at least 5% after 16 weeks of intervention, which is the recommendation of the Osteoarthritis Research International Society. ;Improve 15% of the maximal strength of the knee extensors and flexor muscles, assessed in the isokinetic <br>dynamometer (biodex) after 16 weeks of the intervention. <br>;Improve functional performance by increasing at least two points in the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score that varies from 0 - 12 points after 16 weeks of the intervention.