Retro-walking Versus Forward-walking Training Using Underwater Treadmill in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Last updated: April 13, 2025
Sponsor: Nourhan Atwa Said
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Osteoarthritis

Treatment

physical therapy intervention

Clinical Study ID

NCT06896032
P.T.REC/012/005428
  • Ages 40-60
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The purpose of this study Will investigate and compare the effects of retro-walking and forward-walking underwater treadmill training on pain, function and ROM in subjects with chronic knee OA

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 60 patients with chronic knee OA.

  2. Age ranges from 40-60 years old of both genders.

  3. body mass index (BMI) 25- 35kg/m2.

  4. The degree of osteoarthritis was mild or moderate and have a Kellgren- Lawrenceradiographic grade of of1-3.

  5. unilateral knee osteoarthritis involvement.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. hydrophobia.

  2. pregnancy.

  3. infection.

  4. psychiatric disorder.

  5. haemorrhagic diathesis.

  6. cardiac pacemaker.

  7. all Subjects with deformity of hip, knee & ankle.

  8. any CNS or PNS involvement.

  9. recent steroidal or intraarticular injections (3 months).

  10. systemic inflammatory disease and bone malignancy.

Study Design

Total Participants: 60
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: physical therapy intervention
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 30, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
July 25, 2025

Study Description

In the current study, Sixty subjects from both genders, the dominant side only will be involved. They will be divided in to three equal groups: group A (experimental1), group B (experimental 2), group C (control), they will be signed a consent form to share in this study which aimed to investigate the effects of retro-walking and forward-walking underwater treadmill training on pain, function and ROM in subjects with chronic knee OA

Connect with a study center

  • cairo U

    Cairo, 02
    Egypt

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