Status:

COMPLETED

Aquatic Exercise Program for Knee Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Technical University of Lisbon

Conditions:

Knee Osteoarthritis

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of PICO study is to design an aquatic exercise program specific for obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis which the main goals are OA symptoms management and the improvement of physical f...

Detailed Description

The PICO program is an overall body fitness and mind intervention through aquatic exercise involving as well an education component, created specifically for individuals with KOA. Its a single-blinded...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The study sample will consist of 60 adults, community-dwelling (Lisbon) people with: (1) age 40-65 years; (2) 28.0 ≤ BMI ≤ 45 kg/m2; unilateral or bilateral KOA (3) knee pain (4) grade I-III radiographic tibiofemoral OA or tibiofemoral plus patellofemoral OA (5) a sedentary lifestyle, defined as not participating in a program that incorporates more than 30 minutes per week of formal exercise within the past 6 months; (6) being independent with mobility capacity; and (7) reading and writing knowledge.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with skin diseases, unstable medical conditions and with hip or knee replacement, knee surgery within the past 6 months and participants who had any type of knee injections within the past 3 months will be excluded of PICO.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01832545

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

April 16 2013

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Technical University of Lisbon

Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Portugal, 1499-002