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Clinical Trials/IRCT20210216050381N1
IRCT20210216050381N1
Recruiting
Phase 3

Evaluation Outcome of Adding Cupping-therapy to Electro-acupuncture in Accompany with Exercises on Knee Pain, Function and Life Quality at Osteoarthritis

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
56
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Men and women over 40 and under 75 years old
  • Body mass index between 18\-35
  • Knee pain for 6 months or more (chronic pain and acutely pain aggravation)
  • Normal neurologic examination
  • Radiology symptoms of osteoarthritis in the knee and at least one osteophyte (grade 2 and 3 criteria of klegran Lawrence) in the tibiofemoral joint of the knee

Exclusion Criteria

  • Knee pain due to problems other than osteoarthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, other rheumatic diseases, etc.)
  • Knee or pelvic replacement surgery in the joint involved or any surgical procedures in the lower extremities during the last 6 months
  • Intra\-articular injections of corticosteroids in 6 months, gel and PRP in the last year, the onset of oral opioid or corticosteroid painkillers during the last 4 weeks
  • Physical disorder that prevents a person from doing exercises.
  • Wounds or any lesions caused in knee during treatment sessions (for any reason)
  • taking painkiller other than acetaminophen more than three times at any dose

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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