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CompletedNCT00687726Updated Jun 2, 2008

Simple Home-Based Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis

An interventional study of Standing balance exercise and Isometric knee extension exercise in Osteoarthritis, Knee, sponsored by Srinakharinwirot University. Completed at 1 site in Thailand. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-06-02.

Sponsored by Srinakharinwirot University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

  1. Simple home-based standing balance training and isometric knee extension exercise for 4 weeks would improve functional ability and knee muscle strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
  2. The outcome of standing balance training is different from isometric knee extension exercise.
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Conditions studied

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Keywords

  • osteoarthritis
  • knee
  • exercise
  • balance
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In context

Osteoarthritis

4,398 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis; 582 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 70 across 3,440 interventional studies indexed under Osteoarthritis.

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Lead sponsor

Srinakharinwirot University is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical criteria for knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cardiovascular disease
  • Parkinsonism
  • osteoporosis
  • inability to walk for 15 meters
  • intra-articular injections
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    G1

    Standing balance and mini squat training

    Behavioral: Standing balance exercise

  • Active comparator
    G2

    Isometric knee extension exercise

    Behavioral: Isometric knee extension exercise

Interventions

  • BehavioralStanding balance exercise

    Standing balance and mini squat exercise performed 30 times/day/side, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.

  • BehavioralIsometric knee extension exercise

    Isometric knee extension exercise performed 10 repetitions/set, 3 sets/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knee muscle peak torque

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Aggregate functional performance time

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University
    Ongkharak, Nakhonnayok 26120, Thailand
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References and documents

Publications

  • Chaipinyo K, Karoonsupcharoen O. No difference between home-based strength training and home-based balance training on pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial. Aust J Physiother. 2009;55(1):25-30. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(09)70057-1. PubMed 19226239 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 2, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00687726
Lead sponsor
Srinakharinwirot University
First posted
Jun 2, 2008
Start date
May 2006
Primary completion
Aug 2007
Completion
Feb 2008
Last update
Jun 2, 2008

Study contacts

Kanda Chaipinyo, PT,PhD.
principal investigator · Srinakharinwirot University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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