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Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00687726 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2008-06-02

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Summary

1. 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.
2. The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standing balance exercise

Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Isometric knee extension exercise

Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Srinakharinwirot University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kanda Chaipinyo, PT,PhD. · Srinakharinwirot University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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