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Resistance Exercise and Knee Osteoarthritis Pain, Functional Impairment and Cartilage Turnover

NCT01245283 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2014-12-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a 4 month resistance exercise program can reduce knee osteoarthritis pain functional impairment and cartilage turnover.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

normal activities and clinical care

Subjects will continue to participate in their normal activities and clinical care during the four month study. Telephone contact will be made weekly to encourage adherence to the knee management guidelines

OTHER

Concentric Focused Resistance Exercise

Two resistance exercise sessions per week; 1 set of 10-12 repetitions of each exercise will be completed - leg press, leg curl, leg extension, chest press, seated row, overhead press, triceps dip, biceps curl, and calf press.

OTHER

Eccentric Focused Resistance Exercise

Two resistance exercise sessions per week; 1 set of 10-12 repetitions of each exercise will be completed - leg press, leg curl, leg extension, chest press, seated row, overhead press, triceps dip, biceps curl, and calf press.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin R Vincent, M.D. Ph.D. · University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitaion

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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