Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis"

To determine the effects of ultrasound therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the muscle architecture and functional capacity of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

The objectives of this study is to examine the Safety and Efficacy of black yeast beta-glucan produced from Aureobusidium pulluluns SM-2001 (Polycan), in combination with glucosamine in reducing knee osteoarthritis (OA) associated symptoms. This study is a double-blind, randomized, active-controlled trial conducted with 100 OA patients, aged 35-80 years using a formulated product

This is a substudy to a randomised trial investigating the effect of liraglutide on body weight and pain in overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) (NCT02905864). In the parent trial, patients will be subjected to an 8-week diet intervention phase including a low-calorie diet and dietetic counseling, after which patients will be randomised to receive either liraglutide 3 mg or liraglutide 3 mg placebo as an add-on to dietetic guidance on re-introducing regular foods and a focus on continued motivation to engage in a healthy lifestyle. This substudy aims to investigate the impact of, and subsequent change of, joint inflammation and clinical symptoms, in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis following a randomisation to Liraglutide 3 mg or Liraglutide 3 mg placebo treatment between weeks 0-52.

This is a substudy to a randomized trial investigating the effect of liraglutide on body weight and pain in overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (NCT02905864). In the parent trial, patients will be subjected to an 8-week diet intervention phase including a low-calorie diet and dietetic counseling, after which they will be randomized to receive either liraglutide 3 mg or liraglutide 3 mg placebo as an add-on to dietetic guidance on re-introducing regular foods and a focus on continued motivation to engage in a healthy lifestyle. This substudy aims to investigate the impact of, and subsequent change of biomarkers in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis following a randomization to Liraglutide 3 mg or Liraglutide 3 mg placebo treatment between weeks 0-52.

Study is conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy in patients with osteoarthritis

This is sub-study to a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, and single-centre trial investigating the effect of liraglutide on body weight and pain in overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (NCT02905864). In the parent trial patients will be subjected to a run-in diet intervention phase (week -8 to 0) including a low-calorie diet and dietetic counselling. At week 0 patients will be randomised to receive either liraglutide 3 mg or liraglutide 3 mg placebo as an add-on to dietetic guidance on re-introducing regular foods and a focus on continued motivation to engage in a healthy lifestyle. This sub-study of the parent trial only involves an additional assessment of skin auto fluorescence (AGE concentration) in the preallocation phase and in the main trial phase, i.e. from enrollment (defined as signature of informed consent) to treatment allocation (visits -Tx and T0 in the parent trial visit schedule) and from allocation to end of trial (visits T0 and T15 in the parent trial visit schedule).

Due to the importance of the functions of the gluteus medium, mainly during gait, it becomes essential to strengthening early in the musculature. The association of muscle strengthening with the Functional Electric Stimulation (FES) comes to accelerate stabilization of hip, leading to functional rehabilitation early and improves the quality of life through rehabilitation in social life and activities of daily life. Thus, it becomes a relevant study to assess objectively the implications of FES in muscle strengthening of gluteus medium associated with the Physiotherapy Protocol Total Hip Arthroplasty (PPTHA), through the assessment of motor performance in patients undergoing surgery for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), aiming to better rehabilitation strategies for this population. The objective of the research is to assess the effects of functional rehabilitation through PPTHA associated with FES in the gluteus medium compared only with the PPTHA, in patients undergoing surgery for THA. The principal hypothesis is that there is difference between the functional rehabilitation of the patients undergoing PPTHA associated with the FES of gluteus medium, after THA and the patients submitted only to PPTHA.

The incidence of hip osteoarthritis (OA) is rising in western countries due to an ageing population and the epidemic of obesity. Patients with hip OA tend to complain of hip pain and stiffness which affect alignment and mobility of the whole body and typically result in general musculoskeletal pain and disability. Clinical guidelines recommend a combination of exercise therapy, weight loss and education, adjusted to the individuals needs, to be tried out before arthroplasty eventually is offered. However, to obtain a satisfactory long-term outcome is a challenge as patients may not be motivated to comply with a training program including functional strength and mobility training, if not guided by a therapist. Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) may be an alternative training modality with a better potential for lasting effects. It is a low-impact movement therapy focusing on alignment of the body and quality of movements, implemented in daily life activities. In the BBAT learning process by doing, reflecting on and transferring body awareness into daily life movements, the investigators hypothesize that the patients will obtain self-efficacy and mastering, of importance for continued training on their own. This hypothesis will be examined in the present randomized controlled trial, comparing Patient Education combined with BBAT and Patient Education alone. The investigators will, accordingly, examine the supplementary effects of BBAT for patients with hip OA. They will also explore the importance of movement quality as observed by physiotherapist using Body Awareness Rating Scale, and how it relates to how patients perceive their movement performance. In the study the investigators will particularly address long-term effects of the intervention by comparing survival of the native hip in the two groups included in the study. Data from the study will be included in a national database of patients with non-surgical treatment of hip and knee OA (NOAR), giving rise to comparison of different movement therapies.

To determine whether home-based physical therapy (HBPT) is not clinically inferior to formal outpatient physical therapy (OPT) after hospital discharge of patients undergoing a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).

The purpose of this research is to develop and test the feasibility of an exercise intervention for persons with painful knee osteoarthritis involving the patella (kneecap). Participants in the patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) group will be treated with a 6-week supervised exercise program that targets strengthening the hip and trunk core muscles. Painfree control participants will attend one session to gather biomechanical, strength, and function data for use in comparison to the patellofemoral osteoarthritis group. Feasibility outcomes include adherence to the treatment program, recruitment, and retention. It is hypothesized that PFOA group participants will change score on a knee pain and function questionnaire by the minimum clinically important difference score for positive improvement at the end of the 6-week intervention program.