Frequency of manual therapy treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000337471
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Cathy Chapple

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (greater than 18yrs) with persistent knee pain meeting the clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis (ACR) . In addition the nominated knee must lack full extension (at least 5 degrees loss of extension).

Exclusion Criteria

Previous lower limb joint arthroplasty, lower limb injury/surgery/knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment in previous 12 months, consultation with orthopaedic specialist for knee OA, or commencement of new medication for OA (previous 1 month); other forms of arthritis, plus comorbidities that will preclude safe application of manual therapy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) to evaluate pain, function, joint stiffness and quality of life[3 weeks or 6 weeks depending on group allocation AND 6 months];Knee range of movement measured with a long-arm goniometer[3 weeks or 6 weeks depending on group allocation AND 6 months]