Control of Edema in the Knee in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Uskudar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Edema; Edema Leg; Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: exercises for the knee area; Other: conventional physiotherapy; Other: payment oriented massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06010394

Uskudar50

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of exercise and classical massage in the control of knee edema in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

This study will be a prospective randomized controlled study. It is planned to include 75 patients with knee osteoarthritis in this study. It was categorized as osteoarthritis(OA) stages according to Kellgren-Lawrence criteria. Patients were randomly divided into three groups. the investigators first group is the control group (KG) and this group will receive classical physical therapy with ultrasound and subcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Exercise therapy will be applied to the second group in addition to the classical physical therapy applied to the KG. The third group will be given classical massage in addition to the classical physical therapy applied to the KG. The treatments to be applied to the patients will be 3 sessions per week and it is planned to continue for 4 weeks. Knee edema, pain severity, functional status and daily life activities will be measured at the beginning and in the 4th week of the patients. The data obtained will be analyzed statistically.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 30-65
• Patients with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in stage 2 and stage 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence criteria(1) and also with measurable edema

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to continue treatment regularly
• situations that prevent you from doing the exercise
• inflammation that interferes with massage.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

commensal physiotherapy will be applied

Treatment:

Other: conventional physiotherapy

exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

exercises will be given

Treatment:

Other: exercises for the knee area

Other: conventional physiotherapy

massage group

Experimental group

Description:

massage will be done

Treatment:

Other: payment oriented massage

Other: conventional physiotherapy