Which exercise combo best eases knee arthritis pain? study reveals answers
NCT ID NCT05054686
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 45 people with knee osteoarthritis to see which combination of exercises works best for reducing pain and improving movement. Participants were split into three groups, each doing different mixes of strengthening, stretching, and biking exercises. The goal was to find the most effective way to schedule exercises to help with pain, daily function, and joint awareness.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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May 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 to 73 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Being diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis * Being between the ages 45-74 * Being at stage 2-3 according to Kellegren Lawrence Classification * Having body mass index lower than 30 * Being volunteer for participation to this study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusing to participation to study * Having another orthopeadic problem ralated to lower extremity * Having uncontrollable hypertension * Having arterial and venous disease * Having neurological disease * Having perceptual problem * Having cardiac pacemaker * Participation to physiotherapy program in the last 6 months for the same extremity * Taking injection from the same extremity in the last 6 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seda Baktır
Küçükçekmece, Alkent 2000, Büyükçekmece/İstanbul, 34307, Turkey (Türkiye)
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