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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12616000589482
ACTRN12616000589482
Completed
Not Applicable

The investigation of the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and kinesiotherapy (KIN) on health status of women with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA): a randomised trial

Holycross College0 sites60 target enrollmentMay 6, 2016

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
knee pain
Sponsor
Holycross College
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 6, 2016
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Holycross College

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • female gender, minimum age of 40, ability to perform physical exercises, not currently receiving any physical therapy treatments for the knee OA condition, medication compliance (all patients were taking glucocorticoids at the time of the study), and the diagnosis of bilateral knee OA according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • unilateral knee OA, neurological disorders, cognitive limitations or history of cardiovascular, pulmonary or endocrinology disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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