The Acute Effects of Ankle Exercises on Knee Proprioception

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Pain Chronic

Treatments: Other: Knee Exercise; Other: Ankle Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07194031

KNEE PROPRİOCEPTİON

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized research study is to investigate the acute effects of ankle exercises on improving knee proprioception and pain in individuals with knee pain, aged 18-70, who receive intervention-based ankle and knee exercises to treat their knee pain. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does ankle exercise affect knee joint proprioception and pain in individuals with knee pain? Researchers will compare ankle exercise (the intervention) with knee exercise (as part of their regular medical care for knee pain) to determine if ankle exercise is effective in improving knee joint proprioception and reducing pain.

Participants will be asked to do exercises and to let the researchers take their measurements.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The participants who have a VAS pain score >5,
• The participants who have experienced knee pain for the last six months or longer,
• The participants who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who had undergone knee and ankle surgery within the last year
• Individuals who have a VAS pain score below 5
• Individuals who are experiencing ROM limitations in the knee or ankle
• Individuals who have a neurological pathology in the lower extremity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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114 participants in 2 patient groups

Knee exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Knee flexion-extension

Treatment:

Other: Knee Exercise

Ankle exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Ankle plantar flexion with body weight

Treatment:

Other: Ankle Exercise