Effects of Exercise Therapy and Soft Brace on Knee Osteoarthritis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Exercise therapy and education..
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome, Pain, Knee Brace. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Denmark
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The primary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of supervised exercise therapy and education on the immediate response to using a soft knee brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Detailed description
Study type: observational Estimated enrollment: 40 participants Observational model: cohort Time perspective: prospective
Inclusion Criteria:
Assigned for exercise and education due to knee osteoarthrosis Age 18 years or older at the time of recruitment Able to read and understand Danish
Exclusion Criteria:
Not mentally able to reply to the questionnaire
Patients are tested with and without the brace before starting the exercise therapy and education program and re-tested with and without the brace after completing the treatment program (6 weeks) and again at 12 weeks.
Interventions
- Other Exercise therapy and education.
Exercise therapy and education, physiotherapy rehab at Aalborg Municipality
Primary outcome measures
- Pain - Numerical rating scale (NRS) [Time frame: 6+12 weeks follow-up]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Y-balance test (YBT) [Time frame: 6+12 weeks follow-up]
- Self-perceived knee stability question [Time frame: 6+12 weeks follow-up]
- 40-meter walk test [Time frame: 6+12 weeks follow-up]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Assigned for exercise and education due to knee osteoarthrosis Age 18 years or older at the time of recruitment Able to read and understand Danish
Exclusion criteria
Not mentally able to reply to the questionnaire
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Denmark · 1 center
- Aalborg Municipality, training unit west — Aalborg
Identifiers
NCT: NCT03949400 · FOU-UU-2018-007