Strengthening Exercises Versus Proprioception and Balance Exercises in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT03893981

Last Updated: 2020-08-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 48 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-07-16
• Study Completion Date: 2020-08-11

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate and compare the effect of balance and proprioception exercises with strengthening exercises on muscle strength, pain, proprioception, function and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis patients.

Detailed Description

Damage or loss of mechanoreceptors in osteoarthritis patients affects balance and proprioception. There are studies showing that proprioceptive deficit is associated with the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis leading to pain and disability. Because the proprioception provides a sense of power generation and allows the power output to be better regulated. When the literature is examined, studies investigating the effects of proprioception and balance exercises on muscle strength, function and pain are limited.

In our study patients will be randomly divided into two groups: Group I (Proprioception and Balance) and Group II (muscle strengthening exercises). While Group I will be applied Proprioception and Balance training exercises, Group II will be applied closed and open kinetic strengthening exercises. Two group will perform exercise 3 times a week during 8 weeks.

Conditions

Osteo Arthritis Knee; Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Proprioception and Balance Training

Proprioception and Balance Program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Proprioception and Balance Program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Balance Trainer device and playing ball in tandem position for using to improve balance, vibration and reposition exercises for using to improve proprioception. Progressive of training will increase after each 2 weeks.Patients will be taken to the treatment program 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Strengthening Training

Strengthening Program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening Program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Exercises which include open and closed kinetic chain exercise will be applied to strength knee and hip muscle. Progressive of training will increase after each 2 weeks. Patients will be taken to the treatment program 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Interventions

Proprioception and Balance Program

Balance Trainer device and playing ball in tandem position for using to improve balance, vibration and reposition exercises for using to improve proprioception. Progressive of training will increase after each 2 weeks.Patients will be taken to the treatment program 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Strengthening Program

Exercises which include open and closed kinetic chain exercise will be applied to strength knee and hip muscle. Progressive of training will increase after each 2 weeks. Patients will be taken to the treatment program 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who have a diagnosis of knee Osteoarthritis according to the American Society of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria,
• Between 45 to 75 years of age
• Can read and write in Turkish language

Exclusion Criteria

• Active synovitis
• Taking any physical therapy section in the last 6 months
• Have a neurological problems that affect walking
• Have an arthritis problem in the ankle and hip joint
• Have a history of lower extremity surgery
• Intraarticular steroid injection in the last 6 months
• Use psychoactive drug
• Have a severe defect of vision and hearing, speech disorders
• Vestibular dysfunction

• Minimum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gamze Kus

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gamze Kuş, MsC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Istanbul University

Locations

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty Of Health Sciences

Istanbul, Bakirkoy, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

99984023-302.99

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id