CompletedNot Applicable

Surgical or Exercise Therapy on Patients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears

Norway140 participantsStarted 2009-11

Plain-language summary

This study is conducted as a collaboration between NAR, Orthopedic Department, Oslo University Hospital,Ullevaal, Hjelp24Nimi Oslo, Martina Hansens Hospital Norway, and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. The investigators hypothesize that exercise is more effective than arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a) on self-reported outcomes, functional performance and muscle strength in middle-aged patients subsequent to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear, and b) in preventing further development of knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Who can participate

Age range35 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 35-60 years * Knee pain for more than 2 months without a significant trauma * Medial meniscal tear on MRI * Eligible for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy * Grade 0-2 radiographic severity (specification after Kellgren Lawrence) Exclusion Criteria: * Those requiring acute trauma surgeries, including those treated as acute cases in the ER * Ligament injuries * Tumours (MRI) * Pain or other musculoskeletal comorbidities severely affecting lower extremity muscle function overriding the symptoms from the knee * Grade 3 or 4 radiographic severity (specification after Kellgren Lawrence) * Comorbidities excluding physical activities and exercise. * Previous knee surgery within two years * Not able to speak or read Norwegian, drug abuse or mental problems

What they're measuring

KOOS4 - Change From Baseline

Timeframe: 24 months

Peak Torque Knee Extension - Change From Baseline

Timeframe: at 3 months

Peak Torque Knee Flexion - Change From Baseline

Timeframe: 3 months

Knee Osteoarthritis Incidence

Timeframe: 5 years

Radiographic Progression (the Osteoarthritis Research Society International [OARSI] Atlas) [Time Frame: At 10 Years]

Timeframe: 10 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01002794

SponsorOslo University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-07

Results submitted2018-04-03

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