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Hydrotherapy Intervention in Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02048956 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2016-11-02

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Summary

Knee osteoarthritis is a common condition characterized by pain and functional disability in older people. Prevalence increases with age and is more frequent in older women. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of an 8-weeks hydrotherapy training with elastic bands on pain and functional disability in old people with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Hydrotherapy intervention

Participants randomized to the exercise programme received a training in a swimming pool focused on dance therapy.

OTHER

Control group

Standard exercises of hydrotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Granada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD · Universidad de Granada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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