Effect of an aerobic training program on pain, physical and functional performance as well as inflammatory response in elders with knee osteoarthritis- Preliminaries results.

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: osteoarthritis of Knee.; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Inflammatory and Immune System - Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000902291
• Lead Sponsor: Fapemig

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of osteoarthritis(OA) in at least one knee, based on clinical and radiographic criteria of the American College of Rheumathology.

OA with a score equal to or more than two in the visual analog scale.

Not having received a any surgical procedure in the lower limbs.

Did not undergo physical therapy or any other procedure for rehabilitation in the last three month.

Exclusion Criteria

Orthopedic diseases, neurological, respiratory or heart diseases that would prevent the implementation of the prposed exercises, urinary or fecal incontinence, vestibular disorders, immunosuppressed, who practiced physical exercise three times a week lasting less than 30 minutes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The study had as main variables: pain. <br>The instruments used to assess pain were questionario WOMAC and visual analog scale.[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.];Physical performance: exercise total time this evaluated by a graded exercise test on a treadmill[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.];Functional performance - the test of steps which the patient had to go up and down a flight of stairs as quickly as possible safely.[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.];Cell activation-analysis of blood samples by flow cytometry.[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Our study had control variables, which were the following: body mass index. The body mass index was measured the weight and height measurement, write down the values after using the following calculation: weight / height.height.Measurements were collected using a mechanical scale with a platform equipped with a stadiometer.[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.];Waist-hip ratio was used in the tape which was measured at the waist with legs abducted 30 cm was collected to measure two fingers above the navel and hip cincuference legs reasons, being used, the most prominent point of the buttocks[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.];Waist circumference: measure the waist of the volunteer with the legs abducted to 30 cm and the measure two fingers above the navel.[on admission, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks of training.]