Status:
COMPLETED
A Comparison of Manual Physical Therapy and Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Madigan Army Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Brooke Army Medical Center
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
38+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare an orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) approach to a corticosteroid injection approach for the management of knee osteoarthritis.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to compare a commonly offered clinical approach of a series of intra-articular steroid injections to an orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) approach consisting of m...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All subjects must be eligible for care in the military health system
- Meet Altman's clinical criteria for knee OA
- Have English language skills sufficient to complete the WOMAC and GROC outcome instruments
- Be 38 years of age or older
Exclusion
- Steroid injections or physical therapy treatment for their knee in the past 12 months
- Current or past history of rheumatoid arthritis or similar rheumatic condition
- Current or past history of gout or pseudogout of the knee
- Active infection in the knee within the past 12 months
- Other physical ailment or condition that is typically more limiting or painful than their knee OA during activities such as sitting, standing, walking, or stair climbing
- History of allergy or adverse effect to corticosteroids
- Cannot speak/read English adequately to understand and provide consent to participate in the study
- Pregnant or intending to become pregnant
- Military service members pending a medical evaluation board, physical evaluation board, equivalent discharge process, or on medical hold to determine long-term disposition. For non-military personnel, anyone that is pending or undergoing any litigation for this condition.
- Contraindication to receiving a corticosteroid injection (history of allergic or adverse reaction to steroid injection, history of multiple corticosteroid injections in that area even if not within last year, etc)
- Unable to give informed consent to participate in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
156 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01427153
Start Date
August 1 2012
End Date
May 1 2019
Last Update
January 27 2025
Active Locations (2)
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Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78234
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Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431