Osteo-arthritic nosode in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/04/051247
- Lead Sponsor
- Piyush Kumar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis as per American College of Rheumatology criteria, and/or supported by radiological evidences.
2.Patients complaining of acute painful episodes of knee (unilateral or bilateral).
3.With or without involvement of other joint(s) showing osteoarthritis changes.
4.Any other investigational evidences suggesting knee osteoarthritis.
5.Patients presently undergoing any sort of analgesics for acute episodes of pain of osteoarthritis will be provided a wash out period of 15 days and then the case will be included in the study.
1.Kellgren â?? Lawrence grade 4 stage of knee osteoarthritis.
2.Any other musculoskeletal system disorder.
3.Patients have undergone knee or any organ transplantation.
4.Patients with psychiatric diseases.
5.Cases already undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic purpose in the last 6months.
6.Cases suffering from uncontrolled systemic illness or life threatening infections.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pre-post radiological parameters- osteophyte lesions, narrowing of joint space and soft tissue swelling considered at baseline and the end of three months. The assessment shall be done by the faculty of the physical medicine.Timepoint: BASELINE AND AT THE END OF 3 MONTHS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pre-post KOOS questionnaire- it is self-administered and filled out by patient. The five-relevant subscales of KOOS are scored separately: pain(9 items); symptoms(7 items); activities of daily living(ADL)(17 items); sport and recreation function(5 items); quality of life(4 items).Timepoint: BASELINE AND AT THE END OF 3 MONTHS