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

March 7, 2019 updated by: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Trondheim, Norway
        • NTNU

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

45 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Medical Exercise Therapy
Medical Exercise Therapy (MET) developed by Oddvar Holten
Behavioral: Medical Exercise Therapy
physiotherapy intervention with Medical exercise therapy (MET) during 3 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pain
Time Frame: 6 months
visual analog scale
6 months
Activity level
Time Frame: 6 months
Accelerometer
6 months
Function
Time Frame: 6 months
30 second chair stand test
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Håvard Østerås, phd, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2016/872

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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