Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Retro-walking in Patients With Knee OA
Lead Sponsor:
Riphah International University
Conditions:
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Osteoarthritis is degenerative joint disease that cause deterioration of the articular cartilage and neighboring tissue and lead to osteophyte formation, weakening of surrounding muscles, ligamentous ...
Detailed Description
Knee pain is a major symptom of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that lead to stiffness, and capsular contracture along with muscle spasm. Decreased flexibility of muscles reduces the joint range of motion an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Unilateral Knee OA .
- Kellgren-Lawrence grading (grade 1 and 2)
- Participants fulfilling three out of the six clinical criteria listed by the American College of Rheumatology The criteria are Age \>40 years, Morning stiffness lasting \<30 mins. Crepitus with active motion, Bony tenderness, Bony enlargement and No warmth to touch and diagnosed to have knee OA
- Pain more than 6 weeks
Exclusion
- Trauma or surgery in the last 6 months.
- Hip, knee, and foot deformities.
- Stroke and other neurovascular issues.
- Severe pain (greater than 7 in NPRS)
- Difficulty in walking for 10 min continuously.
- Obesity (body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2 )
- Osteoporosis
- Patients having any systemic joint pathology, inflammatory joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis).
- Patients who had any neurological deficit, myelopathy any mental illness.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06130774
Start Date
November 1 2023
End Date
February 1 2024
Last Update
March 5 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Riphah international hospital Sihala
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 46000