Exercise With Dual Task in Knee Osteoarthritis (DTOA)

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Resistance exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05280080

OA-22-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the neuromuscular and perceptual responses, pain intensity and performance in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis in a preoperative setting with low-load resistance training with a self-regulated mathematical dual-task.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• men and women above 55 years old.
• diagnosed with severe knee osteoarthritis.
• scheduled for unilateral TKA surgery in a local hospital during 2021- 2022.

Exclusion criteria

• pain in the contralateral limb (maximum pain, ≥80 of 100 mm on a VAS during daily activities).
• another hip or knee joint replacement in the previous year.
• any medical condition in which exercise was contraindicated.
• participated in exercise programs (>2 days/week, training at intensities of 10-15RM) in the 6 months prior to the study.
• history of stroke, brain surgery, major depression, or any self-perceived cognitive alterations that could affect the performance of dual tasks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Regular Task

Active Comparator group

Description:

Knee extensions.

Treatment:

Other: Resistance exercise

Dual Task

Experimental group

Description:

Knee extensions while also doing a self-regulated mathematical dual-task.

Treatment:

Other: Resistance exercise