Sensorimotor Training Versus Resistance Training in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Resistance training (RT); Other: Control group (CG); Other: Sensorimotor training (SMT)

• Registration Number: NCT01529398
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Brief Summary

People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have functional instability and defective neuromuscular function, it was recently suggested that sensorimotor exercises may be important and needed to improve the effectiveness of training programs for these patients. This study objective was to compare the effectiveness of a supervised resistance muscular training (RT) versus sensorimotor training (SMT) for patients with Knee OA, on decrease of pain and functional improvement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-03
• Primary Completion: 2009-08
• Study Completion: 2009-08
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2012-02-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients diagnosed with tibiofemoral osteoarthritis;
• Both genders;
• Age> 50 years <75 years;
• Completion of clinical and radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for knee OA;
• No physical activity in the previous 3 months;
• Education level from the 4th grade of primary school.

Exclusion Criteria

• uncontrolled hypertension;
• decompensated diabetes mellitus;
• uncontrolled thyroid diseases;
• cardiorespiratory disease (ischemia, arrhythmia, chest pain, or exercise-induced bronchospasm), liver abnormalities;
• Patients with grade IV functional limitation that needed devices to walk(Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification);
• Patients in a period of sick leave by the INSS or any other related factor;
• Other rheumatic diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Resistance training (RT)	Resistance training (RT)	-
Control group (CG)	Control group (CG)	-
sensorimotor training (SMT)	Sensorimotor training (SMT)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue scale of pain (VAS)	16 weeks
Get Up and Go Test	16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36)	16 weeks	Generic, patient-report measure designed to assess health-related quality of life, comprises 36 items divided into 8 subscales.; 1. Physical Functioning; 2. Role Limitations due to Physical Problems; 3. General Health Perceptions; 4. Vitality; 5. Social Functioning; 6. Role Limitations due to Emotional Problems; 7. General Mental Health; 8. Health Transition
Berg Balance Test	16 weeks
electromyographic analysis of quadriceps muscle (EMG)	16 weeks
Tinetti Test	16 weeks
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)	16 weeks
isometric quadriceps strength	16 weeks
activities of daily living scale (ADLS)	16 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy of Interlagos Ambulatory - Santo Amaro University; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil