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Effect of a Village Doctor-delivered Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility of village doctor-delivered exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis in rural China, and to preliminarily explore its treatment effects. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the exercise therapy delivered by village doctors feasible with satisfactory participant adherence? 2. Can this intervention produce preliminary benefits in this small pilot sample? Researchers will compare village doctor-delivered exercise therapy to usual care to see if the intervention leads to greater pain relief and functional improvement in this pilot study. Participants will complete village-delivered exercise therapy three times a week for 12 weeks, then maintain independent exercise for another 12 weeks or receive usual care for a total of 24 weeks.
Official title: Effect of a Village Doctor-delivered Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: a Pilot Feasibility Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
16
Start Date
2025-07-03
Completion Date
2025-12-20
Last Updated
2026-06-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Exercise
The village doctor-delivered exercise program will be conducted over 12 weeks, with participants engaging in three sessions per week, each lasting approximately 50 minutes. To prevent excessive fatigue, each session will be scheduled with at least a one-day interval. Each session will consist of three phases: a warm-up phase, an exercise phase, and a cool-down phase. Following the 12-week exercise program supervised by village doctors, participants in the intervention group will be encouraged by researchers and village doctors to continue the exercise program without supervision until the 24-week follow-up.
Usual Care
Participants will seek medical attention and address their knee pain issues according to their past habits, but should not increase the use of previously unused treatment methods or adopt invasive treatment methods during the study period.
Locations (1)
Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China