Clinical Trial: Tolerability of High Intensity Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Knee Osteoarthritis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Tolerability of High Intensity Aerobic Exercise for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Brief Summary:
Background: Current knee osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines recommend knee specific exercise as treatment for knee OA pain.However, up to 87 % of patients with knee OA have at least one other chronic condition, typically cardiovascular in nature.The elevated risk of cardiovascular health problems can be mitigated by performing aerobic exercise.By consequence, it seems logical to apply aerobic exercise for this patient group as the symptomatic benefit is equal to other types of exercise.Aim: This study aims to assess…
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