Hydrotherapy Intervention in Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02048956 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: DF0049UG
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Knee osteoarthritis is a common condition characterized by pain and functional disability in older people. Prevalence increases with age and is more frequent in older women. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of an 8-weeks hydrotherapy training with elastic bands on pain and functional disability in old people with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

knee osteoarthritis; hydrotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in pain pressure threshold

  The pain pressure threshold is defined as the minimum amount of pressure necessary to induce pain or tenderness . It was measured using a pressure algometer (Somedic AB, Sweden), which is a device with a 1 cm diameter rubber disc at the end on quadriceps muscle.

  baseline, 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Changes in lower extremity strength

  baseline, 8 weeks

• Dual task

  baseline, 8 weeks

• Functional ability

  baseline, 8 weeks

• Changes in balance

  baseline, 8 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Quality of sleep

  baseline, 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Hydrotherapy intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

30 people will be recruited in order to the inclusion criteria for the study and they will receive an hydrotherapy intervention.

Other: Hydrotherapy intervention

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

30 people will be recruited and included in this control group. The are not going to receive hydrotherapy treatment, only the treatment they receive as usual.

Other: Control group

Interventions

Hydrotherapy intervention OTHER

Participants randomized to the exercise programme received a training in a swimming pool focused on dance therapy.

Also known as: Exercise program, Swimming pool training

Hydrotherapy intervention

Control group OTHER

Standard exercises of hydrotherapy

Also known as: Standard hydrotherapy intervention

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• confirmed clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

You may not qualify if:

• total knee arthroplasty
• inability to co-operate or follow instructions.
• a major neurological disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Granada: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada

Granada, Spain, 18071, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Resistance Training; Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

  Universidad de Granada

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2014
• First Posted: January 29, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2016
• Study Completion: August 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Locations

ES (1)