Effect of 12 weeks rehabilitation (aspect of neuromuscular physical therapy) in middle-aged patients in post-atroscopic period
- Conditions
- Cartilage Lesion of the Knee JointMedDRA version: 14.0Level: LLTClassification code 10023476Term: Knee osteoarthritisSystem Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disordersTherapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2011-004087-30-EE
- Lead Sponsor
- Tartu University Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Arthroscopy
age 34-60
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 50
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion Criteria
Contraindications to use of SonoVue
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: Assess the outcome of an exercise therapy (ExT) programme with longer duration (12 weeks) and higher intensity, focusing on the neuromuscular aspect in ExT.;Secondary Objective: * post-arthroscopy quality of life of the patient depends on the location and severity of cartilage damage<br> *twelve-week neuromus¬cular ExT (nExT) has long term (12-month) effect on the patient’s quality of life. ;Primary end point(s): 1) knee-specific standardised questionnaire KOOS <br>2) range of motion of the hip and knee,<br>3) several performance tests of the lower limb<br>;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: The following parameters were measured in baseline and after the exercise therapy course 3 month after:<br>1) knee-specific standardised questionnaire KOOS <br>2) range of motion of the hip and knee,<br>3) several performance tests of the lower limb<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method