NCT05319964

Anti-gravity Treadmill Training in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Comparison of Anti-gravity Treadmill Training and Traditional Treadmill Training in Patients With Moderate to Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare anti-gravity treadmill training with traditional treadmill training in patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Patients with moderate to severe OA have persistent pain that significantly affects their functional status, activity participation, and quality of life. As with mild OA, non-pharmacological interventions that focus on education, exercise, and weight management are first-line treatments for patients with moderate to severe knee OA. Exercise is recommended for all patients with moderate to severe knee OA to reduce pain and protect the joint. A meta-analysis showed that exercise has beneficial effects on pain, even in patients with severe disease and awaiting total knee replacement.Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the effects of anti-gravity treadmill training and traditional treadmill training on pain levels, quality of life and functional capacity in patients with moderate and severe knee osteoarthritis. In addition, it was aimed to compare the compliance of the patients to aerobic exercise.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Anti-gravity treadmill	Patients in all three study groups will receive hot pack, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), therapeutic ultrasound, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Participants were provided 30 minutes anti-gravity treadmill sessions including a 5 minutes warm - up and cool - down period for each session, 3 days a week, for 8 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional treadmill	Patients in all three study groups will receive hot pack, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), therapeutic ultrasound 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program will be performed for 30 minutes at an intensity of 65-80% of the maximum heart rate, consisting of a 5-minute warm-up and cool-down period.
BEHAVIORAL	Control	Patients in all three study groups will receive hot pack, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), therapeutic ultrasound 3 days a week for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-05
• Primary completion: 2024-02-05
• Completion: 2024-02-10
• First posted: 2022-04-11
• Last updated: 2024-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)