efficacy of rectus femoris stretching on pain, range of motion and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202003828737019
• Lead Sponsor: cairo university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1)The patient's age ranged from 40 to 60 years.
2)Body mass index <30kg/m2.
3)Met the American College of Rheumatology clinical criteria for mild to moderate knee OA.
4)knee pain >20mm on a 100-mmvisual analog scale (VAS) on most days of the previous week.
5)Recent radiographs confirming the presence of knee OA , grade II-III Kellgren Lawrence .
6)Positive Ely’s test for shortening of rectus femoris .
7)Bilateral knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Patients with severe OA (grade IV according to K/L classification).
2)Had undergone or will scheduled to undergo joint preservation surgery or total joint arthroplasty.
3)Had systemic arthritic conditions.
4)Congenital or acquired inflammatory or neurological (systemic or local) diseases involving the knee.
5)Repeated treatment with steroids.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified