Effect of physical therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Aging, OsteoartritisG07.700.320.124
- Registration Number
- RBR-2hxj58
- Lead Sponsor
- ESP - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 60 and over; both sexes; diagnosis of OA in one knee and the functional class I, II and III according to clinical and radiographic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
Exclusion Criteria
Associated disease that primarily affects the lower limbs (ankylosing spondylitis; rheumatoid arthritis; neurological diseases); surgical history on his knees in the last year; physical therapy the past six weeks; contraindications to the aquatic and terrestrial service; osteoarthritis functional class IV according to clinical and radiographic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method