SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECTS OF RESISTANCE TRAINING IN ADDITION TO JOINT MOBILIZATION IN PERSONS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Device: Heating Pad; Procedure: Resistance Exercise Training; Procedure: Joint Mobilization; Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06444932

FUI/CTR/2024/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

Joint mobilization and resistance exercise training are effective conservative treatment options for the management of osteoarthritis. However, currently no study has highlighted the supplementary effects of resistance training in addition to joint mobilization in people suffering from knee osteoarthritis. The current study is aimed at bridging the gap in literature and providing evidence regarding the additive impact of resistance training to joint mobilization in knee osteoarthritis.

Enrollment: 44 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Knee OA grade I-III
• Individuals of either gender aged 40-70 years
• Knee OA history of no less than 3 months
• Knee pain no more than 8/10 cm on the visual analogue scale (VAS)
• Radiological evidence of grade III or less on Kellgren classification.

Exclusion criteria

• Those with signs of serious pathology such as malignancy, inflammatory disorder or infection.
• History of trauma or fractures in lower extremity
• Signs of lumbar radiculopathy or myelopathy
• History of knee surgery or replacement and/or receiving intra-articular steroid therapy in the preceding two months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Comparator

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Procedure: Joint Mobilization

Device: Heating Pad

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Procedure: Resistance Exercise Training

Procedure: Joint Mobilization

Device: Heating Pad