Homeopathy in knee osteoarthritis

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: M17- Osteoarthritis of knee

• Registration Number: CTRI/2014/05/004589
• Lead Sponsor: Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital Government of West Bengal

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

a)Age between 51-86 years

b)Both sexes

c)Clinically diagnosed cases of knee osteoarthritis, as per American

College of Rheumatology criteria, suffering from acute painful episodes of the condition; with or without involvement of other joint(s); with or without imaging and/or other investigational

evidences

d)Patients already undergoing regular oral/topical

analgesics/NSAIDs therapy for acute inflammatory episodes of osteoarthritis, provided the medications are stopped completely; patients on life-saving conventional drug therapies, e.g.

anti-diabetics, anti-hypertensives, thyroid drugs etc. for co-morbidities under control, will be continued

Exclusion Criteria

a)Severe degeneration of knee joint with marked joint narrowing,varus, or valgus deformity of knee ( > 12�°); evidenced by imaging or other evidences and requiring surgical intervention

b)Non-ambulant patients

c)Self-reported joint disorders (e.g. inflammatory joint disease,specific arthropathy, severe axis deviations or instabilities, joint or skin infections, joint prostheses of the lower limbs) other than osteoarthritis

d)Intra-articular injections within 2 weeks prior to study entry

e)Uncontrolled, unevaluated and/or complicated diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and other co-morbidities

f)Cases with other systemic unevaluated or uncontrolled diseases like cardiovascular, renal, gastro-intestinal, endocrinal, gynecological

diseases etc. or systemic infections affecting quality of life or on other treatment therapies

g)Psychiatric illness

h)Patients with any vital organ failure

i)Recent significant knee surgery within last 6 months

j)Cases with transplanted knees

k)History of homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months

l)Self-reported immune-compromised states

m)Alcohol/drug addiction or dependence

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified