NCT01638962

The Effect on Knee Joint Loads of Analgesic Use Compared With Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis - An RCT

The Effect on Knee Joint Loads of Instruction in Analgesic Use Compared With NEUROMUSCULAR Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis - A Single Blind RCT

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of neuromuscular exercise and analgesic use on knee joint load, in patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA). It is expected that the two groups will receive equipotent pain relieving effect, despite this, the investigators expect a between group difference in knee joint load, and the exercise group will have a reduction in knee joint load.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Instruction on analgesic use for pain relief (acetaminophen and NSAIDs)	The PHARMA group receives instruction, by video and pamphlet, on how to best use acetaminophen and NSAID as pain management for knee OA.
OTHER	Neuromuscular exercise	The exercise group receives 1 hour of supervised neuromuscular exercise two times a week for 8 weeks. Supervision is conducted by physiotherapists specially trained in using neuromuscular exercise and its principles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2012-07-12
• Last updated: 2016-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark