Effects of Video Game on Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: video game; Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03198845

MOST 103-2314-B-341-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the effects of video game play therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Full description

A total of 80 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized into two groups, including video game group and exercise group.

Physical activity, quality of life, emotion, and balance were assessed at before treatment and follow-up assessments, including at after 2 week of treatment; after 4 weeks of treatment; and 1 and 3 months after treatment is terminated, respectively.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Knee osteoarthritis with Kellgren/Lawrence grade II of greater ambulatory for more than 15 meters without support or orthosis usage

Exclusion criteria

• Knee operation history participants with pregnancy stroke history infection or fracture over lower limbs previously

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

video game

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants received a total of twelve 40-min sessions of hot pack therapy combined transcutaneous electrical nerve simulation over the knees followed by 20-min supervised video game play therapy 20-min per session for 3 times per week for a 4-week duration. Therapeutic effects of video game intervention for patients with knee osteoarthritis were assessed.

Treatment:

Other: video game

exercise group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants received a total of twelve 40-min sessions of hot pack therapy combined transcutaneous electrical nerve simulation over the knees followed by 20-min supervised therapeutic exercise 20-min per session for 3 times per week for a 4-week duration. Therapeutic effects of therapeutic exercise for patients with knee osteoarthritis were assessed.

Treatment:

Other: exercise