Effect of Physiotherapy Exercise and Leech Therapy on Patients Degenerative disease of the knee.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/053318
- Lead Sponsor
- Cicely Rodrigues
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 40-70 years.
-Persistent osteoarthritic symptoms for at least 6 months.
-Radiographic evidence of late-stage osteoarthritis of the knee(Kellgren/Lawrence stage II- III).
-History of nonoperative treatment including pain medication and physiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria
-Anticoagulant treatment or hemophilia
-Rheumatic diseases leading to secondary osteoarthritis Hematological, hepatological, renal, or immunological disease
-Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
-Intraarticular injections or systemic application of corticosteroids during the previous 3 months
-Surgery of the affected knee during the previous 3 months, or joint replacement Previous leech therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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