Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Low-level Laser.

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

44

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2012

Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Interventions
OTHER

Laser Therapy

Low-level laser therapy was administered twice a week with a minimum of 48h between sessions over a period of eight weeks.

OTHER

Electrical Stimulation

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation was administered twice a week with a minimum of 48h between sessions over a period of eight weeks and with progressive intensity and volume.

Trial Locations (1)

90690-200

Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

OTHER

collaborator

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OTHER_GOV

lead

Marco Aurélio Vaz, PhD

OTHER

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