Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Srinakharinwirot University
Information provided by:	Srinakharinwirot University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00687726

Purpose

Simple home-based standing balance training and isometric knee extension exercise for 4 weeks would improve functional ability and knee muscle strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.

Condition	Intervention
Osteoarthritis, Knee	Behavioral: Standing balance exercise Behavioral: Isometric knee extension exercise

MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical Fitness Osteoarthritis

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	The Relationship of Knee Joint Osteoarthritis to Balance and Walking Ability.

Further study details as provided by Srinakharinwirot University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Knee muscle peak torque [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Aggregate functional performance time [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	48
Study Start Date:	May 2006
Study Completion Date:	February 2008
Primary Completion Date:	August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
G1: Experimental Standing balance and mini squat training	Behavioral: Standing balance exercise Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.
G2: Active Comparator Isometric knee extension exercise	Behavioral: Isometric knee extension exercise Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00687726

Locations

Thailand, Nakhonnayok
Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University
Ongkharak, Nakhonnayok, Thailand, 26120

Sponsors and Collaborators

Srinakharinwirot University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kanda Chaipinyo, PT,PhD.

Srinakharinwirot University

More Information

Responsible Party:	Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University ( Kanda Chaipinyo )
Study ID Numbers:	056/2547
Study First Received:	May 28, 2008
Last Updated:	May 28, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00687726
Health Authority:	Thailand: Ministry of Public Health

Keywords provided by Srinakharinwirot University:

osteoarthritis
knee
exercise
balance

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009