The Effect of Medical Exercise Therapy on Pain, Function and Physical Activity in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02905747 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2016/872
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the project is to investigate effects of medical exercise therapy (MET) on patients with knee osteoarthritis. MET is a common physical therapy intervention, and the project aim to strengthen the evidence of this intervention. An experimental cohort design is chosen, and 20 participants will be followed for 6 months. Assessments will be clinical tests, questionnaires and accelerometer measurements before, during, and after a 3 month period of exercise (3 days per week) with a physical therapist. The project will answer if a 3 month physical therapy intervention using MET causes changes in pain level, function and activity level for patients with knee osteoarthritis. In addition, it will investigate whether a single global endurance workout for 30 minutes will have an effect on pain level for these patients

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Keywords

Exercise Therapy; Musculoskeletal Pain; Knee osteoarthritis; Physical Therapy Modalities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• pain

  visual analog scale

  6 months

• Activity level

  Accelerometer

  6 months

• Function

  30 second chair stand test

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Medical Exercise Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Medical Exercise Therapy (MET) developed by Oddvar Holten

Behavioral: Medical Exercise Therapy

Interventions

Medical Exercise Therapy BEHAVIORAL

physiotherapy intervention with Medical exercise therapy (MET) during 3 months

Medical Exercise Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• x-ray verified knee osteoarthritis (Kellegren \& Lawrence grade I-III)
• Loss of function and withstanding pain \>3 months

You may not qualify if:

• physical therapy treatment during the last 3 months
• knee injury
• inflammatory arthritis
• symptoms from the hip joints greater than the knee pain
• planned knee surgery the next 6 months
• heart and lung disorders or other health issues affecting the ability to complete the intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

NTNU

Trondheim, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Osteras H, Paulsberg F. The Effect of Medical Exercise Therapy on Pressure Sensitivity in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Pilot Study. Pain Ther. 2019 Jun;8(1):79-87. doi: 10.1007/s40122-019-0121-5. Epub 2019 Mar 30.

  PMID: 30929225 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Musculoskeletal Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Håvard Østerås, phd

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 14, 2016
• First Posted: September 19, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 1, 2018
• Last Updated: March 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

NO (1)