The Study of Neuromuscular Exercise Therapy and Patients Self-management Program in Knee Osteoarthritis

Summary

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic disabling disease,the importance of patient's self-management in chronic disease has been paid more and more attention internationally. Currently, the self-management of OA patients in China is lack of instructions from professional clinicians, and leads to inappropriate excise, irregular drug medication. OAKP (Osteoarthritis of the Knee Self-Management Program) is a program initiated from University of Southern Denmark, follows clinical guidelines of OA, formatted for easy use by patients and clinicians, including customized neuromuscular exercise therapy, educational sessions of what is OA and how to control body weight to protect the knee.

The main purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness of neuromuscular exercise therapy and OAKP, see whether it can help patients to relief the symptom and improve life quality.

Conditions

• Exercise Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-management program

Self-management diary will record the frequency of pain, fatigue and injury of knee joint due to knee OA, if patients maintain proper activities, it will be also recorded by an smart phone APP. Patients diet and intake calorie will also be recorded in the diary，which help clinicians to adjust their diet, control their body weight.

BEHAVIORAL

Neuromuscular exercise therapy

The exercise therapy is basically combined with neuromuscular training and anti resistance training. The aim is to improve the stability of the joints, enhance sensory motor control of lower extremities, reconstruct neutral position line. The exercise mode, frequency, intensity and duration will be adjusted individually through monitoring patient's pain.

BEHAVIORAL

Health education

All four groups of patient will receive two times of health education in the first week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beijing Jishuitan Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• General Hospital of Beijing PLA Military Region

  collaborator OTHER

• Peking Union Medical College Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Peking University People's Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jianhao Lin, MD · arthritic clinic and research center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-04-01

Primary Completion

2019-12-31

Completion

2019-12-31

Countries

• China

Study Locations