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Home-Based Exercise and Weight Control Program for Pain Control in Overweight Elderly With Osteoarthritis of the Knee

NCT00126737 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2015-01-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a home-based exercise and weight control program applied to elderly overweight individuals with painful osteoarthritis of the knee, would result in pain reduction.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Weight Control Nutritional Program

a week of food diary and information about dietary fat intake and proper proportions of vegetables.

OTHER

Home-based exercise program

24 week home-based exercise program encompassed aerobic exercises, isometric and isotonic exercises, and stretching exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Elly Budiman-Mak, MS MPH MD · Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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