Status:
UNKNOWN
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) Project Treatment Versus Conventional Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Knee OA Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Meir Medical Center
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A. Background. Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, suffer from a combination of pain, stiffness, joint instability, swelling and muscles weakness. This leads to decrease in quality of life...
Detailed Description
This research is divided into o Intervention and control groups. Research Population is 60 Patients (30 patients to each arm), aged 60 and above suffering from OA of the knees and admitted to physical...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 60+ years old independent men and women,who suffer from OA in the knee and was referred to Physiotherapy.
- ability to write and read properly in Hebrew
Exclusion
- OA secondary to systematic disease (Rheumatoid arthritis)
- steroids injections to the knee in the past 3 months.
- orthopaedic surgery to lower limbs.
- neurological deficit.
- symptomatic OA in the hip or ankle
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01490606
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
March 5 2012
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Clalit Health Service
Jerusalem, Israel, Israel, 97802