Influence of Whole Body Vibration Compared to Conventional Physiotherapy in Patients With Gonarthrosis

NCT ID: NCT01037972

Last Updated: 2011-10-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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40 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee will be randomly assigned to conventional physiotherapy on the one and whole body vibration exercises on the other hand. The duration of the training will be 6 weeks, three times a week.

The outcome will be measured by WOMAC and SF-12 scores relating to pain and quality of life. The second outcome criteria will be a motion analysis and balance testing before and after the training.

The follow-up is 26 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Whole body vibration

Whole body vibration

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

3 times weekly 30 minutes of exercises on a whole body vibration device to strengthen muscular strength and improve muscular balance in the lower extremity.

Conventional physiotherapy

Conventional physiotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

3 times weekly 30 minutes of conventional physiotherapy to strengthen muscular strength and balance in the lower extremity.

Interventions

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Conventional physiotherapy

3 times weekly 30 minutes of conventional physiotherapy to strengthen muscular strength and balance in the lower extremity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Whole body vibration

3 times weekly 30 minutes of exercises on a whole body vibration device to strengthen muscular strength and improve muscular balance in the lower extremity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Galileo Galileo Whole body vibration

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 30-80 years old
* WOMAC 30-70 mm (VAS)
* Gonarthrosis (Kellgren/Lawrence) II-III

Exclusion Criteria

* WOMAC \>70 mm (VAS)
* Endoprosthesis in lower extremity
* BMI \>40 kg/m2
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Cologne

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Gregor Stein

Dr. med

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kourosh Zarghooni, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Cologne

Gregor Stein, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Cologne

Locations

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University Hospital of Cologne

Cologne, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Stein G, Knoell P, Faymonville C, Kaulhausen T, Siewe J, Otto C, Eysel P, Zarghooni K. Whole body vibration compared to conventional physiotherapy in patients with gonarthrosis: a protocol for a randomized, controlled study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Jun 21;11:128. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-128.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20565956 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.uk-koeln.de

University Hospital of Cologne

Other Identifiers

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2009-017617-29

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Galileo

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id