Comparative Effects of Strain Counterstrain and Muscle Energy Technique on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Disability in Patients of Knee Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 76
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain intensity reduction measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effects of Strain Counterstrain (SCS) and Muscle Energy Technique (MET) on pain, range of motion (ROM), and functional disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Conducted as a single-blinded randomized control trial at the University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, 76 participants were divided into two groups, receiving either SCS or MET alongside routine physical therapy. Outcome measures included pain intensity, ROM, and functional disability via KOOS.
详细描述
This randomized controlled trial investigated the comparative efficacy of Strain Counterstrain (SCS) and Muscle Energy Technique (MET) in managing knee osteoarthritis (KOA) symptoms. A total of 76 patients meeting inclusion criteria were randomly assigned into two equal groups. Group A received SCS along with routine physical therapy, and Group B received MET with the same physiotherapy protocol. The interventions were carried out five days a week for eight weeks, and outcomes were measured at baseline, four weeks, and eight weeks. Pain was assessed using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), range of motion (ROM) via goniometry, and functional disability using the KOOS index.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Only the outcomes assessor was blinded to the participants' group assignments to ensure objective measurement of pain, ROM, and functional disability scores.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age between 45 to 65 years (Pandiselvi, 2019).
- •Patients who were willing and able to comply with the study protocol and follow-up procedures (Arslan et al., 2022).
- •Patients having Grade 2 knee OA Kellgren and Lawrence system. In this system, grade 2 signifies minimal severity of OA (Ratzlaff et al., 2018).
排除标准
- •Congenital deformities (Deng et al., 2021).
- •Having any tumor or related pathology such as cancer (Arslan et al., 2022).
- •Patients having any previous knee surgery (Khan et al., 2023).
- •Patients with isolated/predominantly patellofemoral symptomatic osteoarthritis, inflammatory diseases, joint effusion, or excessive knee deformity (Deng et al., 2021).
结局指标
主要结局
Pain intensity reduction measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
时间窗: Baseline, Week 4, and Week 8
Pain intensity was assessed using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), a validated 0-10 scale where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "worst possible pain." Assessments were conducted at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. A lower score represents improvement.
次要结局
- Improvement in range of motion (ROM) measured using goniometry(Baseline, Week 4, and Week 8)
- Change in functional disability measured by KOOS questionnaire(Baseline, Week 4, and Week 8)
研究者
Iqra zahid
Student
University of Lahore