Effect of Phototherapy Incorporated Into an Exercise Program on Osteoarthritis of the Knee
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- physical function
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the proposed study is to analyze the effect of the incorporation of phototherapy into a therapeutic exercise program on pain, functional capacity, range of motion, muscle strength in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knees. The participants will be allocated to different groups through a randomization process using opaque envelopes containing cards stipulating one of the three following groups: Group A (exercise protocol); Group B (exercise protocol + phototherapy protocol); and Group C (exercise protocol + placebo phototherapy protocol). Phototherapy will be performed on the knees diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee (unilateral) according to criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
- •age between 40 and 80 years
- •either gender
- •knee pain and functional disability for at least six months confirmed by historical medical.
排除标准
- •neurological disorder (sensory or motor)
- •acute adverse health condition
- •symptoms of osteoarthritis of the hip
- •cardiopulmonary disease that impedes walking
- •need for wheelchair or gait-assistance device
- •and having received steroids through intra-articular injection or orally in the previous six months
结局指标
主要结局
physical function
时间窗: 9 months
Using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
次要结局
- Maximum voluntary isometric contraction(9 months)
研究者
Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes
Mcs
University of Nove de Julho