Pain relief evaluation using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS) and exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee

Not Applicable

• Conditions: osteoarthritis of the knee

• Registration Number: JPRN-jRCTs052200069
• Lead Sponsor: Aoyama Tomoki

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Confirmed knee osteoarthritis by X-ray examination.
Pain that began minimum of 3-months ago before the onset of pain.
Male or Female between the ages of 50 years or older.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients had a history of knee surgery.
Patients had received an intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection within 6 months prior to
enrollment.
Patients were undergoing physical therapy.
Patients had any other major joint pain (e.g., back, hip, or ankle).
Patients had contraindications to TENS(pacemakers, dermatological conditions, and abnormal sensation in
the knees).
Patients had severe medical conditions (arteriosclerosis obliterans, malignant neoplasms, myocardial
infarction) or neurological disorders (stroke, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, peripheral
neuropathy due to severe diabetes).
Inappropriate to enter this trial judged by the physician in charge.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
stair climb test<br>6-minute walk test<br>Time Up and Go test<br>knee pain evaluated using the VAS<br>Standup Test<br>Two-Step Test<br>Evaluation of psycholog ical state using questionn<br>aire(HADS,PCS)