Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:35 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:35 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02917356
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Clinically and radiographically diagnosed with OA in both knees, according to the criteria set by the American College of Rheumatology
* Knee OA grade II or III, according to the criteria by Kellgren and Lawrence
* Moderate to very severe pain, according to the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) pain subscale) (score between 10 and 20)
* Using stable doses of analgesics and NSAIDs during the intervention;
* Do not perform physical therapy or other complementary therapies with laying on of hands different from those proposed in the current study;
* Being able to travel to the rehabilitation site;
* Being able to read, understand and speak Portuguese;
* Preserved cognition
Exclusion Criteria:
* Having made use of oral or intra-articular corticosteroids for at least 3 months before the intervention;
* Having made use of intra-articular hyaluronate for at least three months before the intervention;
* Having full or partial prosthetic hips and/or knees;
* Presenting neurological diseases or other rheumatic diseases;
* Presenting medical contraindications to perform light to moderate physical activity;
* Being absent for two consecutive or three non-consecutive times.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT02917356
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02917356