Efficacy of laser on knee Arthrosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis of the knee joint.; Primary arthrosis of other joints

• Registration Number: IRCT201010104549N2
• Lead Sponsor: Semnan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Presence of Idiopathic unilateral knee OA, age 45-75 years, ability of walking, having local pain in the knee region that was greater than 5 with regard to VAS and greater than 48 with regard to the WOMAC scale,
Exclusion criteria: having other disorders of knee, affecting hip and ankle joints, lumbar spine pathology, presence of intra-articular effusion, past history of physical therapy or injection into the joint space since 6 months ago, presence of any infection, active bleeding, past history of knee joint surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain at rest. Timepoint: before first session and after tenth session. Method of measurement: on basis of VAS.;Duration of morning stiffness. Timepoint: in the onset of first session and after the final session. Method of measurement: recording of the duration via the patients at minute and quastion of their.;Active Kee flexion Range of Motion. Timepoint: onset of first session and after the tenth session. Method of measurement: via the goniometer by therapist.;Quality of life. Timepoint: onset of first session and after the tenth session. Method of measurement: via questioning of patients on the basis of WOMAC index.