Overview
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an instrumental rehabilitation protocol compared with standard protocol In patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Description
This is a randomized clinical trial designed to compare two intervention aimed at reducing and improving knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
- sixty subjects suffering from knee osteoarthritis will be recruited; 30 per group.
- instrumental rehabilitation B:standard rehabilitation All patients who meet the clinical inclusion and exclusion criteria will have a standard radiography
- selected patients will be invited to participate and will be informed of the purpose and conduct of the study
- patients will be randomized to either the instrumental rehabilitation programme groupe or the standard rehabilitation group
- patients in both groups will have a protocol that will be extended over 6 weeks
- participants will be assessed primarily for function and pain, as well as other secondary endpoints , at baseline at 3 weeks and at 12 weeks.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients with radiologically confirmed uni/ bilateral gonarthrosis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Will be excluded from our study:
- Subjects with congestive gonarthrosis (joint effusion at clinical examination).
- Patients followed for chronic inflammatory rheumatism.
- Patients who are candidates for surgery for knee osteoarthritis
- Patients with a pathology causing a limitation in walking distance apart from gonarthrosis.
- Amputees of one or both lower limbs.