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Effect of electrical stimulation in knee osteoarthritis.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/09/021222
Lead Sponsor
Bhavana Mhatre
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with unilateral knee OA, fulfilling ACR diagnostic criteria.

It is as follows: knee pain along with three of following six items- Age >50 years old, morning stiffness <30 minutes, crepitus on knee motion, bony tenderness, bony enlargement, no palpable warmth.

2. Age group: 40-60 years.

3. Most painful activity: <5cms on VAS

4. Subjects with normal BMI i.e. 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

5. Both genders.

6. Ability to follow instructions.

7. Ability to ambulate independently.

8. Subjects with low to moderate joint reactivity.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with bilateral knee OA.

2. High tissue reactivity and irritability.

3. Rheumatoid arthritis/ Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/ inflammatory arthritis/ polyarthralgia.

4. Use of assistive ambulatory device.

5. Subjects having any lower extremity and spine pathology other than knee OA.

6. Any other surgical or medical condition that seriously limits subjectâ??s functional ability.

7. Subjects having any psychological/cognitive disorder.

8. Change in pain medication in the previous month.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PainTimepoint: 1st, 3rd, 5th session
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Timed-up and Go test, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome SurveyTimepoint: 1st, 3rd and 5th
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