Effects of Corrective Exercise Training for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Other: corrective exercise training for knee

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04995250

REC/Lhr/1065

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with neuropathic pain had longer duration of symptoms increased severity of pain, functional limitation and disability as compare to the patient with general knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: To find out the effects of corrective exercise training for improving neuropathic pain and function in knee OA patients.

Full description

This study was a Quasi experimental study. It was conducted at Horizon Hospital Johar Town Lahore. The study was completed in Six months. Consecutive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The sample size of 16 patients was taken in this study to find out the effects of corrective exercises training for improving neuropathic pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. For descriptive analysis we used frequency, percentages and charts. For quantitative measure. Repeated Measured ANOVA was used.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ACR Criteria for osteoarthritis
• Neuropathic pain
• Age over 65
• DN4 cut off value is 4/10
• Less than 30 minutes of morning stiffness
• Grade I and II
• Crepitus on active motion
• Bony tenderness
• Bony enlargement
• No palpable warmth of synovium

Exclusion criteria

• Knee complain that require urgent medical attention (fracture and infection)
• Diabetes mellitus
• Patients with malignancies
• Neurological disorders
• Systematic musculoskeletal diseases (Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis etc)
• Incapability of understanding implication of participants

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 1 patient group

Corrective exercise training for knee Osteoarthritis

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: corrective exercise training for knee