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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613001320741
ACTRN12613001320741
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An investigation of exercise in conjunction with non-invasive brain stimulation versus exercise with sham brain stimulation in people with knee osteoarthritis to evaluate i) the feasibility, safety, and perceived participant response to a combined exercise and brain stimulation treatment and ii) effects on pain/disability and pain system function.

Dr Siobhan Schabrun0 sites20 target enrollmentNovember 28, 2013

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Dr Siobhan Schabrun
Enrollment
20
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 28, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Siobhan Schabrun

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants with knee OA (American College of Rheumatology criteria) will be recruited from the community. A minimum pain score of 40 on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) will be required.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The main exclusion criteria are: (i) intra\-articular corticosteroid injection or knee surgery in the past 6 months; (ii) systemic arthritic conditions; (iii) knee joint replacement or high tibial osteotomy; (iv) other muscular, joint or neurological conditions affecting lower limb function; (v) unable to walk unaided; (vi) currently undertaking a structured exercise program for knee
  • OA or (vii) contraindications to tDCS (e.g. epilepsy) or central pain modulation techniques (e.g. loss of sensation).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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