Hydrotherapy Intervention in Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis

8-weeks Hydrotherapy Intervention in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Hydrotherapy intervention; Other: Control group

Detailed Description

The main symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are pain and functional disability. These symptoms are caused by a progressive loss and deterioration of articular cartilage with reactive new bone formation at the joint's surface and margins involving articular cartilage, soft tissues and bone damage. Many treatment programs have been developed, including medication with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physical modalities, and therapeutic exercises. It is hypothesized that a hydrotherapy treatment during 8 weeks would benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 34
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Granada, Spain, 18071
    • Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• confirmed clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Hydrotherapy intervention; 30 people will be recruited in order to the inclusion criteria for the study and they will receive an hydrotherapy intervention.	Other: Hydrotherapy intervention; Participants randomized to the exercise programme received a training in a swimming pool focused on dance therapy.; Other Names: Exercise program; Swimming pool training
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Control group; 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; Standard exercises of hydrotherapy; Other Names: Standard hydrotherapy intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in lower extremity strength	Changes in the strength of lower limbs is going to be assessed using the Stairs Climbing Test. This test assesses the ability to ascend and descend a flight of stairs, as well as lower extremity strength, power, and balance.	baseline, 8 weeks
Dual task	Dual task is going to be measured using the Timed Up & Go. It assesses basic mobility skill as well as strength, balance, and agility.	baseline, 8 weeks
Functional ability	Functional ability was assessed by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. Higher scores on the this questionnaire represent greater limitations in function.	baseline, 8 weeks
Changes in balance	The in balance after the treatment is going to be assessed using the single leg stance. This is a clinical tool that is often used to assess balance and postural steadiness. Subjects are asked to lift one leg off the floor based on their preference and keep the leg raised as long as possible without touching the other leg or the floor	baseline, 8 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of sleep	Quality of sleep was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a self-reported questionnaire.	baseline, 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): May 1, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 27, 2014
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): January 29, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): November 2, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2016
• Last Verified: November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; hydrotherapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Other Study ID Numbers: DF0049UG

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED