NCT03951506

Multi-modal Exercise Program in Older Aduls With Knee Osteoarthritis

Effects a Multi-modal Exercise Program in Older Aduls With Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim: To evaluate the short-term effects of a multi-modal exercise program on physical performance variables in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

* Aim: To evaluate the short-term effects of 16 week multi-modal exercise program on physical performance variables in independent community-dwelling older adults with knee osteoarthritis. * Design: randomized controlled trial. * Setting: home-based intervention.

Conditions

• Osteo Arthritis Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multi-modal exercise program	Each session (48) starts with 7 minutes of moderate warm-up exercises focusing on mobility and flexibility. Secondly, the strengthening exercises consist of knee extensions, knee flexions, hip abductions, ankle plantar flexions, and ankle dorsiflexions. Thirdly, a set of balance exercises including knee bends, backwards walking, walking and turning around, sideways walking, tandem stance, tandem walk,one-leg stand, heel walking, toe walking, toe to heel walking backwards, sit-to-stand, and stair walking. Finally, participants are instructed to walk at their usual pace for at least 10 minutes.
OTHER	Conventional treatment	Each session (48) consist in isotonic exercises of low intensity and joint mobility of the lower extremities. These exercises are usually prescribed in medical consultations for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-26
• Primary completion: 2019-10-15
• Completion: 2019-10-30
• First posted: 2019-05-15
• Last updated: 2019-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain