Status:
RECRUITING
Effects of TENS During the Performance of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nove de Julho
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Research participants diagnosed with knee Osteoarthritis will be randomized through a draw using sealed opaque envelopes indicating two groups: 1. Therapeutic Exercises + Transcutaneous electrical ner...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical diagnosis of unilateral osteoarthritis of the knee
- presenting knee pain for more than three months
- morning stiffness for less than 30 minutes
- crepitus, bone tenderness, and absence of palpable heat.
Exclusion
- Bilateral knee osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis
- severe osteoporosis
- fibromyalgia
- medical history of tumors or cancer
- active inflammatory joint diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, gout),
- undergoing any lower extremity joint replacement
- neurological diseases (Parkinson's disease, Accident Cerebral Vascular, Multiple Sclerosis, muscular dystrophies, motor neuron disease, Alzheimer's disease)
- infected wounds or osteomyelitis in the knee region
- deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis
- sensory changes in the lower limbs
- cognitive and cardiopulmonary impairment that may prevent or limit performing the exercises
- using a walking assistance device
- having a history of recent trauma to the knee,
- having undergone any form of treatment involving physiotherapy
- intra-articular corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories, or chondroprotective in the six months before the start of the interventions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06184451
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
January 1 2027
Last Update
October 8 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Nove de Julho University
São Paulo, Brazil, 01504-001