NCT06084949

Effect of Structured Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Effect of Nordic Walking and Inspiratory Muscle Training to Promote Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of Nordic walking and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on cardiopulmonary function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Mild-to-moderate knee OA patients are randomly allocated into Experimental group (Nordic walking plus routine management) or Control group (Routine management). While End-stage knee OA patients are randomly allocated into Experimental group (IMT plus pre-operative rehabilitation exercise) or Control group (Pre-operative rehabilitation exercise). Participants are invited to undergo two assessments, including baseline assessment, post-intervention assessment. Researchers will compare two groups to see if the cardiopulmonary function can be improved after intervention.

Detailed description

This study recruits patients with different stages and assigns them into different interventions and comparing the effect with those not receiving intervention. It will provide the evidence in terms of the exercise that can promote cardiopulmonary function and at the same time reduce pain and disability for patients with different stages of knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Nordic walking or inspiratory muscle training	Nordic walking is a form of low-impact aerobic exercise that incorporates the use of walking poles. And inspiratory muscle training is a type of exercise that provides resistance during the inhalation phase.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-05
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-08-31
• First posted: 2023-10-16
• Last updated: 2023-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong