NCT00687726

Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

The Relationship of Knee Joint Osteoarthritis to Balance and Walking Ability.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Srinakharinwirot University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Standing balance exercise	Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Isometric knee extension exercise	Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2007-08-01
• Completion: 2008-02-01
• First posted: 2008-06-02
• Last updated: 2008-06-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand