Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

Srinakharinwirot University48 enrolled

Overview

1. Simple home-based standing balance training and isometric knee extension exercise for 4 weeks would improve functional ability and knee muscle strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis. 2. The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Standing balance exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.

Isometric knee extension exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical criteria for knee osteoarthritis Exclusion Criteria: * cardiovascular disease * Parkinsonism * osteoporosis * inability to walk for 15 meters * intra-articular injections

Locations (1)

Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University

Ongkharak, Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS)

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Knee muscle peak torque

Time frame: 4 weeks

Aggregate functional performance time

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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