Effects of Hip Abductors Strengthening In Knee Osteoarthritis

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis Knees Both

Treatments: Other: Traditional Physical Therapy; Other: Hip Abductor Strengthening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05272124

Riphah/RCRS/REC/00940

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of my study is to determine the effects of hip abductors strengthening and quadriceps strengthening in comparison with quadriceps strengthening alone in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

As the quadriceps strengthening is a keystone of exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Thus is the hip abductors strengthening along with quadriceps strengthening would be added to the treatment protocol of osteoarthritis it might give more positive results, decrease pain and increase the recovery rate as well as helpful to improve the functional outcomes.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Osteoarthritis of single or both knees
• Kellgren Lawrence scale between 2-4

Exclusion criteria

• Knee valgus or varus deformity
• Hip or knee joint replacement
• Tibial osteotomy
• Any other surgery of hip or knee joint

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Hip Abductor Strengthening

Experimental group

Description:

This group received quadriceps and hip abductor strengthening along with patellar mobilization and stretching exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Hip Abductor Strengthening

Traditional Physical Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group received quadriceps strengthening along with patellar mobilization and stretching exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Physical Therapy