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The Effects of Home-Based Rehabilitation Treatments Among Persons With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00735098 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2013-02-06

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Summary

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequent causes of physical disability and pain among adults. Recent evidence suggests that shorter exercise programs that incorporate kinesthesia, balance and agility (KBA) techniques may result in more rapid symptom relief and functional improvements in comparison to traditional therapeutic exercise. KBA techniques are designed to improve dynamic joint stability by using a series of activities which challenge balance and coordination. To determine the independent effects of KBA training on functional abilities, it is necessary to test it as a training program unto itself. The proposed clinical trial is designed to do this by using three training groups: KBA only; lower extremity strength training only; and a combination of the two. The total exercise time and intensity of each condition will be approximately equal. A non-exercise group will control for any effects related to the testing procedures and the passage of time. Community volunteer men and women age 50 and over with physician diagnosed symptomatic knee OA will participate.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

KBA exercise

KBA exercise protocol, 3 times per week for 8 weeks

OTHER

strength training exercise

strength training exercise, 3 times per week for 8 weeks

OTHER

KBA and strength training

KBA and strength training exercise, 3 times per week for 8 weeks

OTHER

Control group

8 week control group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zululand

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew W Rogers, MS · University of Zululand

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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