Effects of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises on Balance Parameters in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Huber 360 Balance Training, Conventional Physical Therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Osteearthritis, Knee Arthritis, Osteoarthritis. Basic parameters: 45 years — 65 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
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- 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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Official title
Effects of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises on Balance Parameters, Functional Status, and Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
This prospective single-blind randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of mobilized balance platform exercises on balance parameters, pain, functional status, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia in patients with knee osteoarthritis. A total of 36 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will be recruited from the outpatient clinic of Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. 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. The intervention group will receive the same conventional treatment in addition to mobilized balance platform exercises using the Huber 360 system. Pain severity, functional status, balance parameters, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia will be evaluated before and after treatment by an assessor blinded to treatment allocation.
Interventions
- Device Huber 360 Balance Training
Participants will perform mobilized balance platform exercises using the Huber 360 system. The exercise protocol will include quadriceps and core strengthening, proprioceptive training, balance exercises, and neuromuscular exercises specifically designed for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Sessions will be performed 3 times per week for 20 minutes. - Other Conventional Physical Therapy
Participants 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 3 times per week for 20 minutes.
Primary outcome measures
- Static and Dynamic Balance Parameters [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Pain Severity Assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
- Functional Status Assessed by WOMAC [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
- Functional Mobility Assessed by Timed Up and Go Test [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
- Fear of Falling Assessed by the International Falls Efficacy Scale [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
- Kinesiophobia Assessed by Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia [Time frame: Before treatment and immediately after completion of the 8-week treatment program]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 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
Exclusion criteria
- 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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Gaziler physical therapy and rehabilitation — Ankara
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07575425 · KOA-MBP-2026