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

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Riphah international hospital Sihala

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 46000