Effective frequency of court type Thai traditional Therapeutic massage in knee pai

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Knee pain in addition to the western medical treatment. Thai Traditional medicine is an alternative treatment. The report provides services in public health facilities is increasing every year. Clinic; Massage, Thai massage, Thai Traditional Therapeutic Medicine, knee pain

• Registration Number: TCTR20150728002
• Lead Sponsor: This study is supported by Siriraj Research Development Fund (Managed by Routine to Research unit)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-07-28
• Study Completion: 2016-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

- The level of pain (VAS 4-6)
- Intermittent the pain from 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients with knee inflammation, swelling, warm obvious.
- History were the knee subluxation, fractured, bone broken or deformed.
- The patellas bone stiffness or contracture.
- Open wounds in the thighs, hips and legs.
- Knee replacement, knee arthroscopy and intra-articular corticosteroids or intra-articular hyaluronate
- Subjects were excluded if they suffered from gout, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, bleeding disorders, skin diseases, tuberculosis, AIDS, cancer.
- vein thrombosis
- The pills prevent the coagulation of the arteries.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The pain score at the first And the last treatment (0th and 8th) The pain visual analog score 0-10

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ability to use the knee by using the WOMAC score. at the first And the last treatment (0th and 8th) ROM of knee and the 30 seconds Chair Stand Test.