Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Older Women With Gonarthrosis

Osteoarthritis Knee Clinical Trial

— PNF  

Official title:

Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation About Functional Performance, Pain and Quality of Life in Older Women With Gonarthrosis: Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02919020
• Other study ID #: ECR2015
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2017
• Est. completion date: February 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2021
• Source: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of the method Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) as physical therapy approach to the reduction of pain and improvement in functional performance and quality of life in women with knee osteoarthritis.

Description:

Patients will be divided into two groups: group perform proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and other group submit performing resistance exercises.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: February 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 50 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women;
• Age between 50 and 80 years;
• Clinical diagnosis of Osteoarthritis of knees ;
• Patients with presence of at least 90 ° range of motion of knee flexion ;
• Do not practitioners of physical exercise and physical therapy during the period of participation in the survey

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of other rheumatological and neurological diseases ;
• orthopedic surgery History in the lower limbs ;
• Individuals with muscle strength of the lower limbs <3 ;
• Cognitive impairment or neurological disease that compromises the understanding and implementation of the Protocol (Mini Mental State Examination <18 for the illiterate and <24 for others);
• Body mass index = 30.0 (obesity , according to the World Health Organization ) .
• Individuals classified as physical activity level "very active" by the IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire ) .

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis Knee
• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Intervention

Other:
• Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, using the technique of rhythmic initiation and Combination of Isotonic on lower members
• Resistance exercise
resistance exercise to strengthen lower limbs

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Hospital Universitário Drº Washigton Antônio de Barros	Petrolina	Pernambuco

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco	Angélica da Silva Tenório, Daniella Araújo de Oliveira

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in pain	"Pain control diary"	"change from baseline in pain 6th - 12th week"
Primary	Quality of life	Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Questionaire	change from baseline in quality of life 6th-12th week
Primary	Functional performance	"30 s -chair stand test"	Change based on functional performance 6th - 12th week
Primary	Quality of life	Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short - Form Health Survey	Change based on functional performance 6th - 12th week
Primary	Functional Performance	"Walk Test of 40 meters at a rapid pace	Change based on functional performance 6th - 12th week
Primary	Functional Performance	"Stair climb test"	"Walk Test of 40 meters at a rapid pace
Secondary	pain sensitivity threshold	"Algometry"	change from baseline in pain threshold 6th-12th week pressure
Secondary	Range of motion	"Universal Goniometer"	"change from baseline in the range of knee flexion 6th-12th week"