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NCT Number: NCT00687726

Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

1. Simple home-based standing balance training and isometric knee extension exercise for 4 weeks would improve functional ability and knee muscle strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis. 2. The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis Behavior Joint Diseases Motor Activity Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

50 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University

Ongkharak, Changwat Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical criteria for knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

  • cardiovascular disease
  • Parkinsonism
  • osteoporosis
  • inability to walk for 15 meters
  • intra-articular injections

Treatment and study plan

Standing balance exercise

Behavioral

Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.

Isometric knee extension exercise

Behavioral

Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knee muscle peak torque

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Aggregate functional performance time

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Srinakharinwirot University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Relationship of Knee Joint Osteoarthritis to Balance and Walking Ability.

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2008
First posted
Jun 2, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2008

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