Hydrotherapy Intervention in Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

8-weeks Hydrotherapy Intervention in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02048956
• Other study ID #: DF0049UG
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 27, 2014
• Last updated: November 1, 2016
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: August 2016

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Universidad de Granada
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: August 2016
• Est. primary completion date: May 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

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 Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Intervention

Other:
• Hydrotherapy intervention
Participants randomized to the exercise programme received a training in a swimming pool focused on dance therapy.
• Control group
Standard exercises of hydrotherapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Faculty of health Sciences. University of Granada	Granada

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de Granada

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Quality of sleep	Quality of sleep was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a self-reported questionnaire.	baseline, 8 weeks	Yes
Primary	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	Yes
Secondary	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	Yes
Secondary	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	Yes
Secondary	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	Yes
Secondary	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	Yes