Retro-walking Versus Forward-walking Training Using Underwater Treadmill in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Nourhan Atwa Said

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee OA)

Treatments: Other: physical therapy intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06896032

P.T.REC/012/005428

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study Will investigate and compare the effects of retro-walking and forward-walking underwater treadmill training on pain, function and ROM in subjects with chronic knee OA

Full description

In the current study, Sixty subjects from both genders, the dominant side only will be involved. They will be divided in to three equal groups: group A (experimental1), group B (experimental 2), group C (control), they will be signed a consent form to share in this study which aimed to investigate the effects of retro-walking and forward-walking underwater treadmill training on pain, function and ROM in subjects with chronic knee OA

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 60 patients with chronic knee OA.
2. Age ranges from 40-60 years old of both genders.
3. body mass index (BMI) 25- 35kg/m2.
4. The degree of osteoarthritis was mild or moderate and have a Kellgren- Lawrence radiographic grade of of1-3.
5. unilateral knee osteoarthritis involvement.

Exclusion criteria

1. hydrophobia.
2. pregnancy.
3. infection.
4. psychiatric disorder.
5. haemorrhagic diathesis.
6. cardiac pacemaker.
7. all Subjects with deformity of hip, knee & ankle.
8. any CNS or PNS involvement.
9. recent steroidal or intraarticular injections (3 months).
10. systemic inflammatory disease and bone malignancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

group A (experimental1)

Experimental group

Description:

forward walking group

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy intervention

group B (experimental 2)

Experimental group

Description:

retro walking group

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy intervention

group c

Other group

Description:

control group

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy intervention