Can balance training or vibration ease knee pain?
NCT ID NCT06563258
First seen Aug 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether two different training methods—Biodex balance training and whole-body vibration—can improve pain, balance, and daily function in people with knee osteoarthritis. Sixty adults aged 40-60 with grade 2 knee osteoarthritis will be randomly assigned to one of the two training programs or a control group, all alongside standard exercises. Over four weeks, researchers will measure changes in pain intensity, balance, and physical abilities to see if one approach offers greater benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Biodex balance training and whole-body vibration training (devices)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these training methods could offer drug-free ways to reduce pain and improve balance and daily function in people with knee osteoarthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. Benefits may be modest, and some people might find the exercises uncomfortable or difficult.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects age between (40-60) years old. 2. Radiologic findings had to be compatible with knee OA grade 2 in a simple X ray. 3. Tenderness on medial tibial plateau 4. Intensity of pain: visual analogue scale equal to 5 or greater 5. Failure of two or more types of previous conservative treatment (medication, anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, stretching, acupuncture, orthotics and others) in the last three months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Neurological and vestibular system disorder, systematic inflammatory disease, steroid injections in the last six months 2. Subjects with diabetes mellitus. 3. acute symptomatic arthritis 4. other conditions (such as osteomyelitis, tuberculosis, and tumor) that affect their walking function; had a contraindication to exercise; and exhibited cognitive impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mti University
Cairo, Egypt
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