MECHANICAL TRACTION APPLIED BEFORE VERSUS AFTER THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES IN PRIMARY KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Key facts
- Where
- Cairo, EgyptSee the site
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 50 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07613749, who can take part
Where in Egypt
- Faculty of physical therapy in Cairo universityCairo, EgyptContact: Heba Ahmad Awad, PhDNo longer taking part
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?
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- Who runs it
- Cairo University
- Trial code
- NCT07613749
- Record updated
- 29 May 2026
- Original description
To study the effect of application of mechanical traction before versus after therapeutic exercises and exercise alone ,on pain severity , disability , knee joint range of motion , knee joint position sense , knee isometric muscle strength and functional performance in patients with primary knee OA.Read full original descriptionShow less
EFFECT OF MECHANICAL TRACTION APPLIED BEFORE VERSUS AFTER THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES ON CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
To study the effect of application of mechanical traction before versus after therapeutic exercises and exercise alone ,on pain severity , disability , knee joint range of motion , knee joint position sense , knee isometric muscle strength and functional performance in patients with primary knee OA.
Inclusion: Patients with grade II or III primary knee OA ; Patients with bilateral primary knee OA, the more painful knee will be selected as the affected knee ; Duration of illness will be more than 3 months; Age of patients will range from 50-65; Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 35 kg/m².
Exclusion: Previous knee surgeries ; Patients who have received physical therapy on the knee within the last 3 months; Malignancy, infections or knee joint instability ; Rheumatoid arthritis ; Intra-articular knee joint injection in the last three months; Pregnancy .