NCT02636764

Influence of Using Physical Therapy Resources for Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Osteoarthritis is a chronic, multifactorial characterization, which changes in bone alignment, cartilage and structures that provide joint stability appear to be strongly correlated with the origin of this disease.This project will aim to verify the effectiveness of interferential current, short wave and low level laser therapy on an exercise program for mobility and pain in knee osteoarthritis. Blind randomized, placebo controlled. Five groups: exercise group, exercise group + Ultrasound therapy, exercise group + interferential current, exercise group + short-wave diathermy, exercise group + Low level laser therapy. Before and after the trial protocol by the following instruments: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC), numerical scale of pain assessment (END), Visual Analogue Scale Fatigue (VAS-F), issue F2.2 Instrument assessment of quality of life of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-100) test sitting and standing + numerical rating pain scale, algometry. This project hypothesizes that the inclusion of photothermal and electrical agents in an exercise program will provide an improvement in pain, mobility and knee function in individuals diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Physical Therapy Modalities

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	exercise	exercises designed with the objective of strengthening the musculature: flexor and extensor of the knee; extensor, abductor, lateral rotator of the hip.
DEVICE	interferential current	The basic principle of Interferential Therapy (IFT) is to utilise the significant physiological effects of low frequency (\<250pps) electrical stimulation of nerves without the associated painful and somewhat unpleasant side effects sometimes associated with low frequency stimulation
DEVICE	short-wave diathermy	Is a modality that produces deep heating via conversion of electromagnetic energy to thermal energy
DEVICE	Low level laser therapy	Laser treatment in which the energy output is low enough so that the temperature of the treated tissue does not rise above 98.6°F (36.5° C) or normal body temperature.
DEVICE	Ultrasound therapy	Ultrasound (US) is a form of mechanical energy, not electrical energy and therefore strictly speaking, not really electrotherapy at all but does fall into the Electro Physical Agents grouping.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-09-01
• Completion: 2018-02-01
• First posted: 2015-12-22
• Last updated: 2018-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil