The effect of dry needling on pain and activities of daily living in knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthitis.Osteoarthritis, unspecified site
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180427039430N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Radiological signs of moderate knee osteoarthritis with grade 1 to 3 of Kellgren and Lawrence scale in at least one knee
Knee osteoarthritis (tibiofemoral joint) signs according to American college of rheumatology such as pain in last 3 months ago; crepitus on joint mobilization and morning stiffness lasting 30 min or more
pain level higher than 30 millimeters on visual analogue scale
Having trigger points in muscles surrounding the knee
Exclusion Criteria
History of any severe trauma to lower limbs
Fibromyalgia; Hypothyroidism; Meralgia paresthetica
History of surgery in lower limbs
Radiculopathy or myopathy in lower limbs
Ulceration or skin diseases
Injection of corticosteroids or dry needling in last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before, 4 days and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale (VAS).;Activities of daily living. Timepoint: Before, 4 days and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Knee outcome survey (KOS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method