EFFECTS OF STRATEGIES AIMING TO ENSURE CORRECT AND LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF A HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM ON PAIN, FUNCTION AND ADHERENCE TO RECOMMENDED EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS-A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIA

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/06/054471
• Lead Sponsor: KHADIJA DHROLIA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Having activity-related knee pain for two weeks

2. Knee pain during squatting or stair climbing (score of =3 and < 8 on an 11-point NRS

3. Mild to moderate physical dysfunction (score >20 out of 68) on the physical function subscale of the WOMAC scale.

4. All grades of osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

1. Gout or Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other systemic rheumatic disease

2. History of lower limb trauma/ surgery in the past 6 months

3. Severe hearing or visual impairment, Serious / terminal illness, severe cardiopulmonary disease

4. Body mass index (BMI) =30 kg/m2

5. Walking more than 30 min continuously daily or participating in a regular (more than twice a week) exercise program

6. Current or past (within 3 months) oral or intra-articular corticosteroid use

7. Inability to walk unaided

8. Motor impairment due to neuromuscular diseases

9. Cognitive deficits that compromise understanding of the tests and protocol interventions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified