Journal article
What type of exercise is most effective for people with knee osteoarthritis and co-morbid obesity?: The TARGET randomized controlled trial
KL Bennell, RK Nelligan, AJ Kimp, S Schwartz, J Kasza, TV Wrigley, B Metcalf, PW Hodges, RS Hinman
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2020
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Different exercise types may yield different outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA) subgroups. The objective was to directly compare effectiveness of two exercise programs for people with medial knee OA and co-morbid obesity. DESIGN: We performed a participant- and assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial. 128 people ≥50 years with medial knee OA and body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 were recruited from the community. Interventions were home-based non-weight bearing (NWB) quadriceps strengthening or weight bearing (WB) functional exercise for 12 weeks. Primary outcomes were change in overall knee pain (numeric rating scale, range 0-10) and difficulty with physical function (Western Ontario a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant #1091302. KLB is supported by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (1058440). PWH is supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1102905). RSH is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (#1154217). Funders had no role in design and conduct of the study; collection, management, data analysis, and interpretation; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript or the decision to submit for publication.