To find the correlation between pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and pelvic inclination in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/05/086729
• Lead Sponsor: MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES

Brief Summary

•Afterthe ethical clearance, patientsdiagnosed with knee OA will be screened according to the inclusion andexclusion criteria.

•Thosewho voluntarily participate after signing the informed consent form will beenrolled in the study. The study details, risks, and benefits will be fullyexplained to all participants and the data will be collected from the subjects, starting with the demographic information then self-reported questionnaires for pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia and pain intensity and then measurement of the pelvic inclination.

•Painintensity will be assessed through the Visual Analog Scale(VAS).

•The individuals’ pain catastrophizing will be assessed using the PainCatastrophizing Scale (PCS), a 13-question scale.

•Further,Kinesiophobia will be assessed using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11), consisting of 11 questions.

•Andlastly, the pelvic inclination will be assessed using the pelvic inclinometer to assess the anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt, and the position of the pelvis in neutral.

•Aftercollecting the data, it will be evaluated, analyzed and results will be generated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 40-80 years Both males and females Pain intensity ranging between 3-7 History of chronic knee pain for at least 6 months.
• Physician diagnosed knee OA with X-ray findings Greater than or equal to grade 2 knee OA according to Kellgren and Lawrence classification Able to read and write English.

Exclusion Criteria

Grade 1 Knee OA Cognitive Impairments History of any lower limb surgery in the past 2 years Any other muscular or neurological condition affecting the lower limb.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Catastrophizing	Only At the time of assessment
Pelvic Inclination	Only At the time of assessment
Kinesiophobia	Only At the time of assessment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity	Body Mass Index

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manav Rachna International Institute Of Research and Studies; 🇮🇳 Faridabad, HARYANA, India

Manav Rachna International Institute Of Research and Studies

🇮🇳Faridabad, HARYANA, India

Dr Sumit Arora

Principal investigator

9968975791

Sumit.sports@mriu.edu.in