Status:
UNKNOWN
Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Therapy to Reduce Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of West Attica
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Resistance training of knee extensor muscles is being used in physiotherapy management in knee osteoarthritis (OA) to improve pain and physical function. Blood flow restriction (BFR) has been suggeste...
Detailed Description
A double-blinded randomised clinical trial with a total of 42 participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention (n=21) or the control group (n=21). The intervention group will complete a sin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Current osteoarthritis clinical diagnosis according to either European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) or American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
- VAS/NRS Knee pain ≥3/10 during activity
Exclusion
- Previous experience with BFR
- Has followed knee exercise or kinesiotherapy program in the past 3 months
- New medicines in the past 3 months
- Any lower limb surgery in the past 6 months
- Knee arthroplasty surgery (Knee replacement)
- Any active healing process affecting walking (fracture, sprain, strain, etc.)
- Diagnosed with rheumatologic/neurologic disease affecting functionality
- Diagnosed or history of heart or vascular diseases
- Diagnosed with respiratory/metabolic disease
- Personal history of cancer
- Cognitive problems
- Pregnancy (only for female participants)
- Any other indication not to participate in exercise
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04917952
Start Date
June 1 2021
End Date
August 1 2021
Last Update
June 8 2021
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