GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDROITIN and PHYSICAL THERAPY EFFECTS ON OLDER POPULATION WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
EFFECTS OF COMBINED GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDROITIN WITH STRUCTURED PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM ON KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRAIL
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Punjab
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Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46030
- Muhammad Umar
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- age > 50 years with radiographic evidence of mild to moderate knee OA (Kellgren Lawrence grade II & III 20) who met the ACR clinical 21,
- radiographic classification criteria or confirmation of mild to moderate radiographic evidence of knee OA from a personal physician
- not currently participating in another intervention study
Exclusion Criteria:
- dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]< 24)
- active cancer other than skin cancer
- anemia (participants with an hematocrit (HCT)< 32 (or a hemoglobin below10) were excluded due to possible inability to adequately exercise or the increased potential for increased risk for serious adverse cardiovascular events)
- severe renal insufficiency (serum creat> 2)
- hepatic disease
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: control group
chondritin sulfate 1500/1200mg
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control group
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Experimental: experimental group
chondritin sulfate plus physiotherapy
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experimental group
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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WOMAC
Time Frame: 6 months
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higher score means worst patient condition and lower score means better
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6 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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SF-36
Time Frame: 6 months
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higher score means better patient condition and lower score means worst
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: MUHAMMAD UMAR, The Physiotherapy Clinic
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 333 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Florida Department of Health)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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