Effect of NMES as an Add-On to Exercise Program in Degenerative Meniscus Tears
NCT ID: NCT06447129
Last Updated: 2025-01-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-06-10
2025-01-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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NMES with Exercise
Each subject in Group 2 will receive a treatment protocol consisting of stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, functional exercises for the knee and hip, and NMES application for the quadriceps femoris muscle.
Exercise
An 8-week exercise program used in conservative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears will be performed.
The patients will do exercises under the control of the physiotherapist in the clinic.
The patient will perform the exercises with the verbal and visual commands of the physiotherapist.
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
The Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) will be applied for 20 minutes. The patient will be seated with hips and knees flexed at 90°. Electrodes will be placed on the proximal and distal ends of the vastus medialis obliquus and vastus lateralis muscles. The intensity will be increased as much as the patient can tolerate, and the patient will be asked to relax and not make voluntary muscle contractions.
Exercise
Each subject in Group 2 will receive a treatment protocol consisting of stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, functional exercises for the knee and hip.
Exercise
An 8-week exercise program used in conservative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears will be performed.
The patients will do exercises under the control of the physiotherapist in the clinic.
The patient will perform the exercises with the verbal and visual commands of the physiotherapist.
Interventions
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Exercise
An 8-week exercise program used in conservative treatment of degenerative meniscus tears will be performed.
The patients will do exercises under the control of the physiotherapist in the clinic.
The patient will perform the exercises with the verbal and visual commands of the physiotherapist.
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
The Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) will be applied for 20 minutes. The patient will be seated with hips and knees flexed at 90°. Electrodes will be placed on the proximal and distal ends of the vastus medialis obliquus and vastus lateralis muscles. The intensity will be increased as much as the patient can tolerate, and the patient will be asked to relax and not make voluntary muscle contractions.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Having the degenerative meniscus tear in at least one knee
* Having body mass index in the range of 18-30 kg/m2
* Feeling the pain that lasts for at least 2 months
* Having grade 1 or grade 2 degenerative meniscal tear diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist according to the MRI results
* Having the ability to read and write Turkish
Exclusion Criteria
* Participating in a physiotherapy program for degenerative meniscal tear in the last 12 weeks
* Have received steroid injections in the last 6 months
* Accompanying conditions such as injury to the surrounding ligaments, congenital anomaly in the affected knee, coxarthrosis and spinal stenosis
* Presence of any systemic disorder that may affect assessment parameters
* Failure to cooperate with assessments
40 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Tansu Birinci
Principal Investigator
Locations
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Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
Istanbul, Bakırkoy, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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216
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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