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NCT Number: NCT01756378

Effect of Mulligan'Mobilization With Movement on Pain, Disability and Range of Motion in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

we tested the effect of adding the mobilization with movement to the traditional physical therapy program on pain, ROM and functional disability in patients with knee OA.

study hypothesis: there will be no significant difference between traditional physical therapy program and the mobilization with movement plus the traditional physical therapy program on pain, ROM and functional disability in patients with knee OA

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Fittness

Age range

30 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University

Giza, 12612, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with unilateral osteoarthritis knee age ranges from 30-60 years old grade 1 or 2 on Kallegren and Lawerance scale. body mass index not more than 36

Exclusion criteria

  • history of major knee injury or surgery, tumors, osteoporosis, patients undertaking analgesics, patients with uncontrolled hypertension, bleeding, dermatological problems, psychiatric disorders, hearing problems, cognitive problems and pacemaker.

Treatment and study plan

joint mobilization with movement

Procedure

Other names: Muligan's technique

Traditional physical therapy program

Procedure

I.R, stretching exercises, strengthen exercises

Primary outcomes

  1. pain

    Time frame: baseline and up to 10 months

    measured by visual analogue scale

  2. functional disability

    Time frame: baseline and up to 10 months

    measured by WOMAC scale

  3. Range of motion for the knee joint

    Time frame: baseline and up to 10 months

    measured by Gynom digital electrogoniometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Dec 25, 2012
Registry last updated
Dec 25, 2012

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