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Improvement in Pain and Function Following a Physiotherapy Program in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02698072 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the combination of a therapeutic exercise program and dry needling in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in older adults. Half of participants will receive therapeutic exercise program and dry needling in combination, while the other half will receive the same therapeutic exercise program and sham dry needling.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Therapeutic exercise

20-25 minutes aerobic exercise, 20-25 minutes strength exercise and 10-15 minutes stretch exercise.

DEVICE

Dry needling

Dry needling needle AGUPUNT®

DEVICE

Sham dry needling

Sham dry needling DONGBANG-ACUPRIME®

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ilustre Colegio Profesional de Fisioterapeutas de la Comunidad de Madrid

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eleuterio Atanasio Sánchez Romero, PT, MSc · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
62 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-15
Primary Completion
2016-06-16
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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