Aquatic Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Jun 2026
- Expected to end
- 1 Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Standard physical therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Record updated
- 4 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 40 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Adults aged 40-65
- Individuals diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis
- Individuals with no cognitive impairments
- Volunteers for the study
Who cannot take part
- Individuals who have undergone knee surgery
- Individuals presenting with signs such as fracture, malignancy, or infection
- Pregnancy
- Individuals with cognitive impairments who are unable to express themselves
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 65 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The effect of aquatic exercise on central sensitization in patients with knee osteoarthritis are not fully known in the studies conducted to date. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of aquatic exercise on central sensitization and functional parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Standard physical groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants receive standard physical therapy sessions for knee osteoarthritis for 8 weeks, each session is 60minutes.
Treatment: Standard physical therapy
- Standard physical group and hydrotherapyTreatment being tested
• Participants receive standard physical therapy sessions combined with hydrotherapy (pool therapy) sessions for knee osteoarthritis for 8 weeks, each session is 60 minutes.
Treatment: Standard physical therapy and Hydrotherapy
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
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Aquatic Exercise on Central Sensitization and Functional Parameters in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07883824, who can take part
- Record updated
- 4 November 2026