Clinical Trial: The Effects of Joint Effusion on Proprioception
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Clinical Trial for the Effects of Joint Effusion on Proprioception
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of joint effusion on proprioceptive status in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Detailed Summary:
Proprioception is a sensory modality that provides feedback on the internal status of the body and enables us to perceive joint position and motion.
Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is a major musculoskeletal condition characterized by loss of articular cartilage that leads to pain and loss of function. The most commonly affected joint is the knee, and OA may result in changes that affect not only intracapsular tissues, but also periarticular tissues, such as ligaments, capsules, tendons, and muscles. Many studies have examined the proprioceptive status of knee OA, and subjects with knee OA are known to have impaired proprioception compared with age-matched controls.
Joint effusion is a common symptom associated with chronic degenerative joint condition, but the effects of effusion on knee joint proprioception have not been investigated in detail.
A volume of 20 mL of normal saline was injected into the knee joint cavity of subjects in the experimental group under ultrasonographic guidance. Proprioceptive acuity was assessed by active repositioning of the lower limb using an electrogoniometer to measure knee joint position sense (JPS) under both non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing conditions twice, with a 20-min rest interval.
Sponsor: The Catholic University of Korea
Current Primary Outcome: Proprioceptive acuity in Knee Joint. Proprioceptive acuity (difference between the knee angles at the target and reproduced positions) was assessed by active repositioning of the lower limb after injection or no injection. [ Time Frame: within one hour after intervention ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
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Information By: The Catholic University of Korea
Dates:
Date Received: January 28, 2010
Date Started: May 2009
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 1, 2010
Last Verified: January 2010
