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NCT Number: NCT04995250

Effects of Corrective Exercise Training for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Patients with neuropathic pain had longer duration of symptoms increased severity of pain, functional limitation and disability as compare to the patient with general knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: To find out the effects of corrective exercise training for improving neuropathic pain and function in knee OA patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Riphah Rehabilitation Center

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

About this study

This study was a Quasi experimental study. It was conducted at Horizon Hospital Johar Town Lahore. The study was completed in Six months. Consecutive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The sample size of 16 patients was taken in this study to find out the effects of corrective exercises training for improving neuropathic pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. For descriptive analysis we used frequency, percentages and charts. For quantitative measure. Repeated Measured ANOVA was used.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ACR Criteria for osteoarthritis
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Age over 65
  • DN4 cut off value is 4/10
  • Less than 30 minutes of morning stiffness
  • Grade I and II
  • Crepitus on active motion
  • Bony tenderness
  • Bony enlargement
  • No palpable warmth of synovium

Exclusion criteria

  • Knee complain that require urgent medical attention (fracture and infection)
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Patients with malignancies
  • Neurological disorders
  • Systematic musculoskeletal diseases (Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis etc)
  • Incapability of understanding implication of participants

Treatment and study plan

corrective exercise training for knee

Other

All patients received 12 weeks (3 days per week) physiotherapy sessions with hot pack, TENS and Ultrasound session for 10 mints and knee isometric, quad strengthening, adductor and abductor strengthening, calf stretch, hamstring stretch, Maitland mobilization, Unconventional Corrective knee exercise protocol treatment: standing on one extremity, up and down on bosu exercise, walking to lateral direction, walking to anterio-posterior direction, walking to anterio-posterior and lateral for 20 mints. Data were collected at baseline, at week 4 and at post treatment (week 12).

Primary outcomes

  1. Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index

    Time frame: 6 months

    0-100, 0 means no disability 100 means maximum disability

  2. Numeric pain rating scale

    Time frame: 6 months

    0-10,no pain and the worse pain, on an 11 point scale

  3. Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questionnaire

    Time frame: 6 months

    The total score is calculated as the sum of 10 items and the cut off value for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain is a total score of 4/10

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Aug 6, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 2, 2021

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