Integrated Trunk Stabilization With Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation in Knee-Spine Syndrome
Key facts
- Where
- Islamabad and Rawalpindi, PakistanSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 60 years old?
Source: NCT07484594, who can take part
Where in Pakistan
- Bahria Active HospitalIslamabad, PakistanContact: Suman Sheraz, PhDTaking people
- Bahria ActiveRawalpindi, PakistanContact: Suman Sheraz, PhDNot yet recruiting
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Trial code
- NCT07484594
- Record updated
- 20 July 2026
- Original description
This study aims to evaluate the effects of integrating trunk stabilization exercises with conventional rehabilitation in patients with knee-spine syndrome. It further examines whether improving trunk stability can reduce knee pain and enhance functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritisRead full original descriptionShow less
Integrating Trunk Stabilization Exercises With Conventional Rehabilitation Protocol for Osteoarthritis in Patients With Knee-Spine Syndrome
This study aims to evaluate the effects of integrating trunk stabilization exercises with conventional rehabilitation in patients with knee-spine syndrome. It further examines whether improving trunk stability can reduce knee pain and enhance functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritis
Inclusion: Age 40-60 years; Both Genders; Bilateral Knee osteoarthritis diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology Clinical Classification system; Kellgren \& Lawrence grade 2 and 3 with complaint of pain, crepitations, stiffness and bony enlargement; History of backpain for the past 3 months with no complaint of radiating pain; Able to walk independently/unaided.
Exclusion: Intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the last 3 months or hyaluronic knee injection in the previous 6 months; History of lower limb or lumbar trauma/surgery, presence of fracture or deformity, or planned surgery within the study period; Lumbar pathologies, for example, spondylolisthesis, ankylosing spondylitis, or any diagnosed severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, or psychological disease or impairment except lumbar spondylosis; Presence of infection, cauda equina syndrome, or meningitis; Kellgren \& Lawrence grade 4; BMI>30.