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Effects of Diagonal Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Patterns on Pain and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

RecruitingNAAges 40 Years - 60 YearsAllUniversity of Karachi
NCT07396233 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted at the Department of Physiotherapy, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital and Al-Rayaz Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 150 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, aged between 40-60 years, will be recruited through a non-probability purposive sampling technique. Written informed consent will be obtained from all eligible participants prior to enrollment. The participants will be randomly allocated by the help of computer generated randomization sheet, into two groups i.e. experimental and the control group, with 75 participants in each group. Group A (experimental group) will receive diagonal proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) pattern exercises, while Group B (control group) will receive conventional strength training exercises. Heat therapy will be administered to both groups. All participants will be assessed using a standardize

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Both male and females with an age range between 40-60 years. * Patients diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral Knee OA. * Grade-II or grade-III on kellgren and Lawrence classification. * Patients having pain intensity more than 3.4 cm on VAS as minimum cut off value. * Duration of knee OA more than 3 months (chronic). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any neurological disorder. * History of lower limb arthroplasty or any other knee surgery. * Septic knee arthritis. * Inflammatory rheumatic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout. * Cancer or any other malignancy such as bone tumor. * Knee deformities such as contracture, genu valgum and genu varum. * History of ligamentous injury and meniscal tear.
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What it tests

  • Diagonal Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Pattern Exercises
  • Conventional Strength Training Exercises
  • Heat Therapy
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Where

2 sites
Al-Rayaz Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Ziauddin Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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