Physical Parameters in Osteoarthritis Stages

Selcuk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Quality of Life; Pain

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Radiographic classification

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06015412

2023/11-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the extent to which pain, functionality, and quality of life change over the progression of osteoarthritis grades.

Enrollment: 161 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having the same OA grade in both knees
• volunteering to participate in the study
• not having undergone previous lower extremity surgery

Exclusion criteria

• neurological disorders;
• those with a history of surgery related to the lower extremities;
• those with orthopedic problems in the lower extremities, such as tendinopathy and bursitis;
• those who had neurological, orthopedic, or cognitive disorders that would prevent walking;
• those with a diagnosis of diabetes, obesity, or rheumatological disorders;
• those who had received intra-articular injection therapy within the last three months;
• and those with malignancy or perception problems.

Trial design

161 participants in 4 patient groups

Grade 1 osteoarthritis

Description:

disease stages 1 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification system

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiographic classification

Grade 2 osteoarthritis

Description:

disease stages 2 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification system

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiographic classification

Grade 3 osteoarthritis

Description:

disease stages 3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification system

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiographic classification

Grade 4 osteoarthritis

Description:

disease stages 4 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification system

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiographic classification