The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Based Rehabilitation in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Virtual Reality based Rehabilitation Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04011553

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Details and patient eligibility

About

We aimed to investigate the effects of virtual reality based rehabilitation program on patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

Sixty volunteer participants with knee osteoarthritis aged 40 to 65 years who were at stage of 2-3 according to the Kellgren Lawrence radiological evaluation were included in the study.

Participants were randomly divided into two groups as virtual and control group. While a conventional physiotherapy program consisting of electrotherapy and exercise program was applied to both groups 5 days a week for 6 weeks, a virtual reality program was added to the virtual group for 6 weeks, 5 days a week. At the beginning of the treatment and at the end of the sixth week, ROM, pain, kinesiophobia, proprioception, balance, muscle strength and functional status were evaluated between groups.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• knee osteoarhritis aged 40 to 75 years who were at stage of 2-3 according to the Kellegren Lawrence radiological evaluation were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have received physical therapy in the last 6 months
• Having serious systemic and cardiovascular diseases that may prevent exercise
• Neurological and orthopedic problems affecting gait
• Those with sensory defects
• Malignancy diagnosed
• Those who have received PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) treatment or intra-articular steroid injection treatment in the last 6 months
• With metal implants
• Serious hearing loss or visual impairment
• Communication problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual group

Experimental group

Description:

This virtual realtiy was implemented with MarVAJED® (Marmara Visual Auditory Joint Education Device) system which was developed by Marmara University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul,Turkey. MarVAJED® is a system that evaulates the range of motion of the joints, analyzes the sensation of joint position, provides biofeedback support to increase joint control and the same time allows exercises to be controlled. This device analyzes the joint motion with the help of small sensors (Figure 2). The obtained data transfers to your mobile phone, to the tablet or to your personal computer. It stores the data by downloading it to the central server via internet for storage.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality based Rehabilitation Program

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional physiotherapy consists of electrotherapy and exercise programs. Hotpack or coldpack, therapeutic ultrasound (US) and conventional TENS were applied as electrotherapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality based Rehabilitation Program