Status:
COMPLETED
Shock Wave Versus Iontophoresis in Treatment of Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Both extra corporeal shock wave and dexamethasone iontophoresisare effective in treatment of knee osteoarthritis but which one is more effective is not clear yet . so the purpose of this study was to ...
Detailed Description
60 subjects with grade II knee osteoarthritis will be recruited from outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy and then they will be assigned randomly by sealed envelope into three groups ;grou...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Symptomatic knee OA for at least 3 months according to clinical criteria of American College of Rheumatology
- Radiologic findings had to be compatible with knee OA, with kelgren and Lawrence (K-L) grade 2 in a simple X ray .
- Tenderness on medial tibial plateau
- Intensity of pain: visual analogue scale equal to 5 or greater
- Failure of two or more types of previous conservative treatment (medication, anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, stretching, acupuncture, orthotics and others)
Exclusion
- Neuorological and vestibular system disorder, systematic inflammatory disease, steroid injections in the last six months
- Any contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging or radiography, or trauma history on knee
- history of previous knee surgery -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 20 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 15 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04731350
Start Date
January 20 2021
End Date
January 15 2023
Last Update
March 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo University
Giza, Egypt, 002