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Table 5 Self-reported adherence to prescribed exercise program

From: Determining the feasibility of a trial to evaluate the effectiveness of phototherapy versus placebo at reducing pain during physical activity for people with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial 

Component of exercise intervention

Aggregated, n = 15 (% of prescribed exercises completed over 4-week treatment period)

Active phototherapy, n = 8 (% of prescribed exercises completed over 4-week treatment period)

Placebo, n = 7 (% of prescribed exercises completed over 4-week treatment period)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Chair squats

95.44

6.85

94.34

5.07

96.70

8.72

Step-ups

94.91

5.95

94.34

5.07

95.56

7.20

Lunge

94.38

6.85

93.82

5.57

95.01

8.51

Resisted knee flexion

94.91

6.61

94.34

5.07

95.56

8.43

Single leg stance

95.68

5.02

94.34

5.07

97.21

4.88

Knee flexion/extension range of motion

95.94

4.71

94.34

5.07

97.76

3.83

Walking program

83.97

17.67

91.36

6.59

75.53

22.84

Overall

93.60

9.36

93.84

5.19

93.33

12.60