NCT06010394

Control of Edema in the Knee in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Exercise and Classical Massage in the Control of Edema in the Knee in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of exercise and classical massage in the control of knee edema in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

This study will be a prospective randomized controlled study. It is planned to include 75 patients with knee osteoarthritis in this study. It was categorized as osteoarthritis(OA) stages according to Kellgren-Lawrence criteria. Patients were randomly divided into three groups. the investigators first group is the control group (KG) and this group will receive classical physical therapy with ultrasound and subcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Exercise therapy will be applied to the second group in addition to the classical physical therapy applied to the KG. The third group will be given classical massage in addition to the classical physical therapy applied to the KG. The treatments to be applied to the patients will be 3 sessions per week and it is planned to continue for 4 weeks. Knee edema, pain severity, functional status and daily life activities will be measured at the beginning and in the 4th week of the patients. The data obtained will be analyzed statistically.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Edema
• Edema Leg

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	conventional physiotherapy	ultrasound electrotherapy cold applications
OTHER	exercises for the knee area	range of motion exercises strengthening exercises exercises to reduce edema
OTHER	payment oriented massage	10 / 15-minute massage treatments to reduce payment

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-15
• Completion: 2023-12-06
• First posted: 2023-08-24
• Last updated: 2023-12-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)