Forty six patients with knee osteoarthritis will be randomly allocated into two groups: water-based exercises and land-based exercises. Both of them will receive a strengthening exercise protocol for lower limb muscles. A blind investigator will assess the patients before and immediately after, 3 months and 6 months following the interventions. The main outcomes will be pain, function and strength.
Forty six patients with knee osteoarthritis will be randomly allocated into two groups: water-based exercises and land-based exercises. Both of them will receive a strengthening exercise protocol for lower limb muscles. A blind investigator will assess the patients before and immediately after, 3 months and 6 months following the interventions. The main outcomes will be pain, function, physical performance and strength.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
46
water-based exercise strengthening protocol for lower limb muscles
land-based exercise strengthening protocol for lower limb muscles
Universidade Nove de Julho
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Function
Pain and Function scores on the Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC questionnaire)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Physical Performance
Physical Performance scores on the Timed Up and GO test (TUG)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Strength muscle
Strength muscle scores measured by heldheld dynamometer
Time frame: 8 weeks
Lower Limbs Function
Function Scores on the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Pain
Pain Scores on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Time frame: 8 weeks
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