Instrumental Versus Standard Rehabilitation for Knee Osteoarthritis

Mohammed V University of Rabat

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06178380

knee osteoarthritis

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an instrumental rehabilitation protocol compared with standard protocol In patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

This is a randomized clinical trial designed to compare two intervention aimed at reducing and improving knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis

• sixty subjects suffering from knee osteoarthritis will be recruited; 30 per group.

A: instrumental rehabilitation B:standard rehabilitation All patients who meet the clinical inclusion and exclusion criteria will have a standard radiography

• selected patients will be invited to participate and will be informed of the purpose and conduct of the study
• patients will be randomized to either the instrumental rehabilitation programme groupe or the standard rehabilitation group
• patients in both groups will have a protocol that will be extended over 6 weeks
• participants will be assessed primarily for function and pain, as well as other secondary endpoints , at baseline at 3 weeks and at 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with radiologically confirmed uni/ bilateral gonarthrosis

Exclusion criteria

• Will be excluded from our study:
• Subjects with congestive gonarthrosis (joint effusion at clinical examination).
• Patients followed for chronic inflammatory rheumatism.
• Patients who are candidates for surgery for knee osteoarthritis
• Patients with a pathology causing a limitation in walking distance apart from gonarthrosis.
• Amputees of one or both lower limbs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

standard rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis patients using standard techniques of massage, stretching, muscle strengthening and balance work

Treatment:

Other: rehabilitation

instrumental rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis patients using isokinetic, posturograph and antigravity treadmill

Treatment:

Other: rehabilitation