NCT05659849

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Neuromuscular Training in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy VS Conventional Physical Therapy With Neuromuscular Training in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Tabuk · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the short-term effectiveness of manual therapy with neuromuscular training and conventional physical therapy with neuromuscular training in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health problem, characterized by progressive degeneration and loss of articular cartilage, resulting in pain, limitation of movement, imbalance, functional disability, and diminished patient quality of life. Regular participation in physical activity has been recognized for several years as being beneficial in the management of knee OA. The role and effectiveness of manual therapy techniques and conventional physical therapy are evident from the existing literature, but no comparison was found for the combination of neuromuscular training (NMT) in patients with knee OA. Thus, the aim of this study is to compare the short-term effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) versus conventional physical therapy (CPT) with NMT in the management of knee OA after six weeks of treatment.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual therapy techniques	Passive joint mobilization techniques are applied to the affected knee joint. For the first week (three sessions), the joint mobilization exercises included grade I or II rhythmic oscillations. During the following weeks, grade III or IV oscillation techniques were applied, depending on the level of tolerance and pain of each patient. In knee distraction, the patients are in a prone position with 50° knee flexion, and the physical therapist applies the techniques. The dorsal and ventral glides was performed with the patient in a supine position.
DEVICE	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy treats pain using low-voltage electric currents. A small device administers the electrical current to or near nerves. TENS treatment inhibits or changes pain perception.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-16
• Primary completion: 2024-05-30
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2022-12-21
• Last updated: 2024-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia