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N/ACompleted· 54 enrolled

Drug / intervention

Manual Therapy +1 moreother

Likely dose

Not stated in record

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Immediate Effects of Manual Therapy Versus TENS in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Gabriel Peixoto Leão Almeida·interventional·Posted Oct 27, 2016·Updated Jul 8, 2020

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Manual Therapy and TENS for Knee Osteoarthritis. Completed, enrolled 54 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

Patients with knee Osteoarthritis have high prevalence of pain , requiring ever more precise interventions in their management. This study aims to investigate the immediate effects of manual therapy and TENS on pain in patients with knee Osteoarthritis. Knowledge of best interventions favors reducing spending on health and safety for the patient.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional

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ConditionsKnee Osteoarthritis

CountriesBrazil

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Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

First PostedOct 2016

Enrollment StartNov 2016

Primary CompletionNov 2016

Study CompletionNov 2018

TodayJul 2026

First PostedOct 27, 2016

Enrollment StartNov 1, 2016

Primary CompletionNov 1, 2016

Study CompletionNov 1, 2018

TodayJul 2, 2026

Enrollment to primary: 0 daysPosted 9.7 years ago

Interventions

Manual Therapyother

In manual therapy group will be assigned a protocol with manual passive stretching for the quadriceps muscles, hamstrings, triceps surae, adductors and abductors of the hip; myofascial release peripatellar; joint mobilization grades 1 and 2 for tibiofemoral joint and femoro - patellar in the affected knee. Stretching, myofascial release and mobilizations will be held for 30 seconds, with three repetitions of each. The intervention will be applied only once.

TENSother

In TENS group will be applied to continuous current mode, frequency 100Hz and pulse width of 50μs for 40 minutes in a single application. The intensity will be defined by the patient, should the stimulus be considered intense, but pleasant to it.