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Trial reportAnnals of family medicine2018

Clinic-Based Patellar Mobilization Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Regina Wing Shan Sit, Keith Kwok Wai Chan, Dan Zou, Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Daisy Dexing Zhang, Ying Ho Chan, Vincent Chi Ho Chung, Kenneth Dean Reeves, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Annals of family medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Regina Wing Shan SitThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong reginasit@cuhk.edu.hk.
Keith Kwok Wai ChanThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Dan ZouThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Dicken Cheong Chun ChanThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Benjamin Hon Kei YipThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Daisy Dexing ZhangThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ying Ho ChanThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Vincent Chi Ho ChungThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Kenneth Dean ReevesPrivate Practice, Roeland Park, Kansas.
Samuel Yeung Shan WongThe School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe performed a phase 2 randomized clinical trial to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of a clinic-based patellar mobilization therapy (PMT) in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

methodsWe recruited 208 patients with knee osteoarthritis at primary care clinics in Hong Kong. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group received 3 PMT treatment sessions from primary care physicians at 2-month intervals, with concomitant prescription of a home-based vastus medialis oblique muscle exercise. The control group received PMT after the study period. The primary outcome was the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score. Secondary outcomes included the WOMAC composite, function, and stiffness scores; the visual analog scale score for pain; objective physical function tests (30-s chair stand, 40-m walk test, timed up and go test, and EuroQol-5D). All outcomes were evaluated at baseline and at 24 weeks through intention-to-treat analysis.

resultsWe observed no baseline between-group differences. The WOMAC pain score showed greater improvement in the intervention group than in the control group at 24 weeks (between-group difference - 15.6, 95% CI, - 20.5 to - 10.7,

conclusionsPatellar mobilization therapy has the potential to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Future clinical trials with comparison to other active comparator controls will help determine the overall efficacy and facilitate the deployment of PMT in real-world practice.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesAmbulatory Care FacilitiesArthralgiaFemaleHong KongHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePain MeasurementPatellaQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionTime and Motion StudiesTreatment Outcomeknee osteoarthritispatella mobilization therapypatellofemoral joint osteoarthritisrandomized clinical trial

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PMID30420367
PMCPMC6231921

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