Effect of Video-based Game and Aerobic Exercise on Knee Osteoarthritis

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of Knee

Treatments: Other: Aerobic exercise; Other: Conventional treatment; Other: Active video game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06885008

2024/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial was conducted by the CONSORT guidelines for non-pharmacological treatments. Participants were randomly assigned to control, gaming, or aerobic groups using the closed-envelope randomization method. All groups received conventional physiotherapy for 8 weeks. In addition, the gaming group played active video games 3 days per week, while the aerobic group engaged in cycling-based aerobic exercise (20 minutes per session) 3 days per week. The control group received only conventional physiotherapy and continued their daily activities. Evaluations were performed by the same assessor at the baseline and after eight weeks.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants, aged 30-65 years who were diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral osteoarthritis based on the clinical and radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology.
• The severity of osteoarthritis was classified as stage 2-3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence grading system for gonarthrosis.
• Participants were required to be able to walk independently for at least 15 meters and to refrain from using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

• A history of lower extremity surgery within the past 6 months,
• The presence of neurological or systemic diseases,
• Other inflammatory joint diseases,
• Getting classic physiotherapy and rehabilitation within the past month,
• Intra-articular corticosteroid injections within the past 3 months,
• Severe joint deformities or movement restrictions,
• Severe visual impairments.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 3 patient groups

Gaming

Experimental group

Description:

The gaming group played active video games via Xbox kinect 3 days per week, addition to conventional physiotherapy for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Active video game

Other: Conventional treatment

Aerobic

Experimental group

Description:

The aerobic group engaged in cycling-based aerobic exercise (20 minutes per session) 3 days per week addition to conventional physiotherapy for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional treatment

Other: Aerobic exercise

Control

Experimental group

Description:

The control group received only conventional physiotherapy and continued their daily activities.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional treatment