Comparing the Effects of Upper and Lower Body Aerobic Exercise on Pain in Individuals With Chronic Knee Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05315934
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The investigators want to compare the effects of upper versus lower body moderate aerobic exercise on the experience of pain in individuals with chronic knee pain. Participants will attend the laboratory on 4 separate occasions to complete a series of exercise tests and experimental pain tests.
Study details
- Official title
- A Comparison of the Effects of Upper Versus Lower Body Aerobic Exercise on the Experience of Pain in Individuals With Chronic Knee Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Upper body aerobic exercise
- Other: Lower body aerobic exercise
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
- Start date
- 2020-02-04
- Primary completion
- 2022-01-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥45 years * Male or female * Knee pain for ≥3 months * Activity related joint pain * No joint related morning stiffness, or morning stiffness lasting less than 30 minutes. Exclusion Criteria: * Specific joint injury within the last 6 months * Inability to undertake cycling exercise * Use of anti-inflammatory medication * Smoker (or having quit \<6 months ago) * Osteoarthritis at any upper body sites that would affect ability to complete arm-cycling exercise.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05315934