Effects of Strength and Balance Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Experimental Group; Other: Control Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04993911

REC/00849 Mahrukh Hanif

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will address the scarcity of research and the variations in recommendations regarding the effects of strength and balance training to reduce the fall risk in knee osteoarthritis patients.

Full description

This Study will be conducted in Alkhidmat Raazi Hospital. Written informed consent for inclusion in the study was taken. Patients of experimental group will receive balance training with conventional along with TENS, heating pad for one hour 3 times weekly. Assessment will be performed pre and post of intervention. Intervention will be given 3 days a week for 8 weeks.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age from 55 and 80 year
• Both male and female patients.
• Participants will need to have had knee pain for at least 6 months and experience current average pain of at least 3 (on an 11-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NRS)
• Patients having no other physical and mental illness.
• Osteoarthritis of knee (Stage-II) by kallgren and lawrence scale

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with lab results abnormal (malignancy)
• Nonmusculoskeletal conditions
• Patient's undergone surgery of knee.
• Other than osteoarthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Balance training + conventional exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Assessment will be performed pre and post of intervention. Intervention will be given 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each session will include a 5-min warm-up on a fitness bike or treadmill before commencement of the program and a 5-min cool period. Participants of this group will receive balance training with conventional treatment. Participants will perform between 2 sets of 5 and 7 repetitions of each exercise. Single leg balance Walking forward Walking backward Side stepping Walk heel to toe Static exercises with eyes close or open CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM : TENS for 15 minutes Hot pack for 15 minutes Participants will perform between 2 sets of 7 and 10 repetitions of each exercise: Quadriceps/hamstring isometric exercises. ROM and active stretching of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle. Active ankle pump. Squats,step-up, sit to stand, calf raises Straigh leg raising exercise in crook lying position

Treatment:

Other: Experimental Group

Only conventional

Active Comparator group

Description:

CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM : TENS for 15 minutes Hot pack for 15 minutes Participants will perform between 2 sets of 7 and 10 repetitions of each exercise: Quadriceps/hamstring isometric exercises. ROM and active stretching of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle. Active ankle pump. Squats,step-up, sit to stand, calf raises Straigh leg raising exercise in crook lying position

Treatment:

Other: Control Group