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The Effects of Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercises on Muscle Excitability in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT05595317 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2023-09-07

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Summary

The main goal of this sham-controlled clinical trial is to learn the excitability levels of the muscles around the knee and balance using objective measurement methods in patients with knee osteoarthritis of non-immersive virtual reality application. The secondary aims of the study are to investigate in which direction the proprioception, physical function level, independence level in activities of daily living, muscle endurance around the knee and patient satisfaction change with non-immersive virtual reality application in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In this study, main questions are to answer:

1. Are non-immersive virtual reality-based knee exercises effective on muscle excitability around the knee and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis?
2. Are non-immersive virtual reality-based knee exercises effective in improving the level of physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis?

The data collection part of this study will be carried out on volunteers, male and female, who have been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist at Erzurum Atatürk University Training and Research Hospital. After informing the participants about the study, the consent form will be signed. Participants will be patients receiving routine outpatient physical therapy. The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial with a sham-control group.

The study group will receive non-immersive virtual reality in addition to traditional physiotherapy, and the control group will receive sham virtual reality exercise in addition to traditional physiotherapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Non-immersive Virtual Reality

The traditional physiotherapy program will consist of hot pack (15 minutes), TENS (20 minutes), and 1 set of /10 repetitions of knee flexion/extension exercise for the right and left in a sitting position with hands clasped on opposite shoulders. In the non-immersive virtual reality application, Microsoft Kinect Xbox 360 Adventures games will be applied at the light level exercise level under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The participant will play a game in which he stands in a standing boat in a boat going on a flowing river and has to overcome obstacles by jumping, crouching and stepping left and right (River rush game).

DEVICE

Sham Non-immersive Virtual Reality

The traditional physiotherapy program will consist of hot pack (15 minutes), TENS (20 minutes), and 1 set of /10 repetitions of knee flexion/extension exercise for the right and left in a sitting position with hands clasped on opposite shoulders. As a sham application, the participants will sit in a chair in front of the screen and try to prevent the balls sent from the opposite direction by using their upper extremities while their bodies are fixed with the help of a belt, under the supervision of a physiotherapist (Rally ball game).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mehmet Sönmez

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Şebnem AVCI, PhD · Abant Izzet Baysal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-29
Primary Completion
2023-04-30
Completion
2023-09-03

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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