Status:
COMPLETED
Anti-gravity Treadmill Training in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare anti-gravity treadmill training with traditional treadmill training in patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis.
Detailed Description
Patients with moderate to severe OA have persistent pain that significantly affects their functional status, activity participation, and quality of life. As with mild OA, non-pharmacological intervent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female patients ≥ 50 and ≤ 75 years old
- Patients with a diagnosis of knee OA in at least one knee according to the classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
- Patients with Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) knee OA staging III to IV
- Patients reporting knee pain on most days of the past month
- Patients with stable medical and psychological status
- Patients willing to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Patients with serious cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological disease or other musculoskeletal problems (inflammatory rheumatic disease, active synovitis, severe low back pain, hip/knee joint replacement or other hip/knee-related trauma, fracture, or surgery) that impair walking
- Patients with a history of corticosteroid injection to the knee in the last 3 months
- Patients who have received opioid analgesics or systemic corticosteroids in the last 3 months
- Patients who have undergone any exercise program or physical therapy program for the lower extremities in the last 3 months
- Patients with severe vision, hearing and language problems
- Patients with a body mass index ≥35 kg /m²
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 5 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 10 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05319964
Start Date
April 5 2022
End Date
February 10 2024
Last Update
June 28 2024
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Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)