The Benefit of Functional Movement Control for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Behavioral: Aerobic exercise; Behavioral: Aerobic exercise & movement control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03431298

06-M03-038

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study purpose is to explore the effect of functional movement control for patients who have stage II or III degenerative knee joint disease and also physical inactive. Half of patients will receive aerobic exercise and functional movement control training in combination, while the other will simply receive aerobic exercise.

Full description

Physical inactivity, which is a common phenomenon among patients with degenerative knee joint disease has been proved a predictor of increased symptoms and poor general health. However, changing the lifestyle of people with this disease who is physical inactive is still a problem which has not been solved. Knee pain may act as barrier to engage in physical activity and can influence patient's movement performance.

The different effectiveness between the aerobic exercise and functional movement control training.

Aerobic exercise has been proved could improve knee pain for the patients with degenerative knee joint disease.

The functional movement control training could improve knee alignment during walking and other functional activities to increase patient's movement awareness.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant who was diagnosed has knee osteoarthritis
• Above 40 years old
• Participant who didn't achieve at least 150 min moderate intensity physical activity level per week

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with walking disability
• Cannot complete 8 weeks intervention program
• Received arthroscopy or other surgery before 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Aerobic exercise & movement control

Experimental group

Description:

The duration of intervention is 8 weeks. * Individualized functional movement control training is 60 min/week * Aerobic exercise is 60 min/week

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic exercise & movement control

Aerobic exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

The duration of intervention is 8 weeks. * Frequency: 2 times/ week * Duration: 60min/ time

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic exercise