High Intensity Laser versus Low Intensity Pulse Ultrasound on Pain, Range of motion, Posi-tion Sense and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized c

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• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoarthritis; Orthopaedics

• Registration Number: PACTR201806003443167

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

We recruited 84 participants who visit the outpatient clinic regularly for physical therapy treatment, 10 of them were not matched to the inclusion criteria and 4 did not agreed to be continue participation in the study. 70 participants were eligible; 30 male and 40 female, their ages ranged from 25 to 45 years. They were simply randomized and assigned to three groups; randomization was implemented by means of a computer-generated randomized table using the SPSS program (IBM, USA) prepared in advance to data collec¬tion. A certain identification number was assigned for every participant. These numbers were randomized into three groups. Individual and sequentially numbered index cards were secured in opaque envelopes. Each participant was given a hand-picked envelope and was relocated accordingly to their treatment groups. The 3 groups were: HILT group consisted of 25 participants (13 females and 12 males) received HILT plus selected exercises, the LIPUS group consisted of 23 participants (14 females and 9 males) received LIPUS and the selected exercises, or the control group consisted of 22 participants (13 females and 9 males) received exercises only.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects were excluded if they had:
acute infective arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
any other type of arthritis
history of recent knee trauma
unreliable patients mentally or physically
metabolic disorders
fibromyalgia or other chronic pain syndromes; patient put on anti-coagulant/anti-platelet therapy; arthroscopy or invasive knee surgeries in the previous 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS scores (pain), range of motion and proprioceptive accuracy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional disability of the knee joint