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The Effect of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Training in Patients With Meniscus Tears

ConditionMeniscus Tear
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorBezmialem Vakif University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of anti-gravity treadmill training on symptoms and functions in patients with meniscus tears.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age between 18-40 years old

Clinical history and symptoms consistent with MRI-confirmed meniscus tear

Disqualifiers

History of previous knee surgery

Other knee ligament pathologies

Neurological disorders

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Anti-gravity treadmill training

    Other intervention

    Patients will participate to anti-gravity treadmill (Alter G) walking program in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation program for 6 weeks, 2 days a week.

  • Conventional treadmill training

    Other intervention

    Patients will participate to walking program on a standard treadmill in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation program for 6 weeks, 2 days a week.

  • Standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

    Other intervention

    Patients will participate to physiotherapy and rehabilitation program for 6 weeks, 2 days a week.

Treatment groups

48 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Anti-gravity Treadmill GroupExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Conventional Treadmill GroupActive comparator 2 interventions
Group C: Control GroupActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Visual analog scale-pain

Patients will be asked to mark the intensity of the pain they feel on a 10 cm line, where "0" means no pain and "10" means very severe pain.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks
2

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is used to assess symptoms and functional status in knee injuries and osteoarthritis and consists of five dimensions. Each dimension is scored separately and transformed to a scale from 0 to 100. Lower scores from the scale indicate worse pain, symptoms, function, and quality of life.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks
3

Dynamic stability

The single leg dynamic stability will be assessed by using Biodex Balance System® (Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. USA). Low values of the stability index indicate better balance and stability.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks
4

Single leg-hop test

In the single-leg hop test, the measurement of the landing distance from the starting line is recorded for evaluation.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool

The Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) is a disease-specific assessment tool used to assess health-related quality of life in patients with meniscus pathology. The least symptomatic score is 0, and the most symptomatic score possible is 1,600. Higher scores indicate a more symptomatic condition.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks
2

Kinesiophobia

The Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale will be used to evaluate kinesiophobia. Scores obtained from the scale range from 17 to 68, with higher scores indicating greater severity of kinesiophobia.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Bezmialem Vakif University

Lead sponsor

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