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Effects of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises on Balance, Functional Status, and Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital · Updated on 2026-05-08
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating how mobilized balance platform exercises affect balance, pain, functional status, fear of falling, and movement-related fear in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This prospective, single-blind randomized controlled trial will involve 36 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis classified as Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3. The study aims to compare these exercises with conventional physical therapy in improving these health measures. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group. The control group will receive conventional physical therapy including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and a home exercise program consisting of knee strengthening, balance, range of motion, proprioceptive, and stretching exercises performed three times a week for 20 minutes. The intervention group will receive the same conventional treatment plus mobilized balance platform exercises using the Huber 360 system, which includes quadriceps and core strengthening, proprioceptive training, balance, and neuromuscular exercises, also performed three times a week for 20 minutes over an 8-week treatment period. Participants' pain severity, functional status, balance parameters, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia will be assessed before and immediately after the 8-week treatment by an assessor who is blinded to group assignment. Assessments include the Visual Analog Scale for pain, WOMAC for functional status, Timed Up and Go Test for mobility, International Falls Efficacy Scale for fear of falling, and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. The primary outcome focuses on static and dynamic balance parameters. The study will monitor participants throughout the 8-week treatment to evaluate the effects of the interventions.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effects of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises on Balance Parameters in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged between 45 and 65 years
- Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis classified as Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3
- Willingness to participate voluntarily in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of orthopedic knee implants
- Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1 or grade 4 knee osteoarthritis
- Sensory impairment
- Diagnosis of malignancy
- Unhealed fractures
- Circulatory disorders
- Infection around the knee joint
- Severe hearing loss or visual impairment
- Cognitive impairment
- Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes mellitus
- Vestibular disorders causing balance problems, such as vertigo
- Use of walking assistive devices such as canes or walkers
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 8 weeks
Participants perform mobilized balance platform exercises or receive conventional physical therapy including TENS and home exercises designed for knee osteoarthritis.
3 visits per week, each session lasting 20 minutes
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Gaziler physical therapy and rehabilitation
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
S
SEFA GÜMRÜK ASLAN
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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