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NCT05605444

The Effect of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Pain Sensitivity and Clinical Pain in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

Completed NA Last updated 28 August 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Single bout of exercise in Osteoarthritis, Knee in 90 participants. Completed in 20 May 2023.

Timeline
15 November 2022
Primary endpoint
25 April 2023
20 May 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsorTaif University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment90
Start date15 November 2022
Primary completion25 April 2023
Estimated completion20 May 2023
Sites1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Taif University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Osteoarthritis, Knee. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this interventional study is to investigate the effectiveness of an acute bout of exercises on pain sensitivity and clinical pain among adults with knee osteoarthritis. The following question will be answered in this research Q1: Is acute bout of exercise effective in reducing pain sensitivity and intensity among adult with knee osteoarthritis? Participants who agree to participate and sign the informed consent will be randomised to one of three groups: Group 1: Isometric exercise with neutral language and no verbal suggestion consisting of 1 rep of wall squat, 3 min or to volitional fatigue at 100° knee angle;(n=30). Group 2: Isometric exercise with neutral language and no verbal suggestion consisting of 3 reps of wall squat, 3 min or to volitional fatigue at 100°degree knee angle, 30 sec rest between rep, ;(n=30). Group 3 (Control group): true control (do nothing);(n=30).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Efficacy of an acute bout of isometric wall squat exercise on pain sensitivity and clinical pain intensity in adults with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial in outpatient physiotherapy clinics in Saudi Arabia.
    Zabarmawi J, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mundell NL, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41381113 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103756

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