Status:
COMPLETED
Cost Effectiveness of Prolotherapy Injections Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Tokat State Hospital
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-70 years
Brief Summary
This study compared the cost effectiveness of two-stage algorithm (prolotherapy injections (PrT) combined with rehabilitation protocol (RP) prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA)) and one-stage algori...
Detailed Description
The aim of the present study was to compare the cost effectiveness of two-stage algorithm (prolotherapy injections (PrT) combined with rehabilitation protocol (RP) prior to total knee arthroplasty (TK...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- III and IV levels of knee osteoarthritis according to Kellgren-Lawrence
- Had at least six months of symptoms resistant to at least three months of conservative methods (lifestyle modification, weight reduction, regular exercise, physiotherapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, intraarticular injection methods) -
Exclusion
- With rheumatic diseases, immune diseases or other systemic inflammatory diseases
- With active infection, osteomyelitis or history of chronic infection around knee joint
- Had undergone previous operation on knee
- Had bleeding tendency (hereditary or acquired)
- Pregnant patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2016
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 24 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
197 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03758183
Start Date
January 1 2016
End Date
October 24 2018
Last Update
November 29 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Serkan Akpancar
Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye), 60060