Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02102347
Effect of Phototherapy Incorporated Into an Exercise Program on Osteoarthritis of the Knee
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of the proposed study is to analyze the effect of the incorporation of phototherapy into a therapeutic exercise program on pain, functional capacity, range of motion, muscle strength in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knees. The participants will be allocated to different groups through a randomization process using opaque envelopes containing cards stipulating one of the three following groups: Group A (exercise protocol); Group B (exercise protocol + phototherapy protocol); and Group C (exercise protocol + placebo phototherapy protocol). Phototherapy will be performed on the knees diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | exercise | |
| OTHER | Phototherapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-10-01
- Completion
- 2015-10-01
- First posted
- 2014-04-02
- Last updated
- 2015-12-03
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02102347. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.