Effect of Osteopathic treatment for patients with knee Arthrosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; C05.550

• Registration Number: RBR-8wd82p8
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto Docusse de Osteopatia e Terapia Manual

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-11-17
• Study Completion: 2022-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

To be included in this study, participants must be over 40 years-old; medical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis; pain for more than three months; have at least one of the following symptoms: limited range of motion, crepitus, difficulty/pain when going up and down stairs, walking, standing up or sitting in a chair

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for the present study are history of knee surgery; presence of rheumatoid arthritis; initiation of opioid analgesia or intervention with corticosteroid injection or analgesic for knee pain within the last 30 days; inability to understand and complete study assessments or comply with study instructions; neurological diseases that could influence the investigated outcomes (e.g., stroke)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find a reduction in knee pain of approximately 20 millimeters assessed using an analogue pain scale from 0 to 100 millimeters.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find an increase in quadriceps femoris activation of approximately 20% as assessed by surface electromyography.;It is expected to find an increase in knee range of motion of approximately 10 degrees assessed by means of a goniometer.;It is expected to find an increase in the strength of the knee extensors of approximately 20 kgf evaluated with a manual dynamometer.