Effect of the acupuncture in treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- pain and disability in patient with knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20140907019073N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
patient with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
Exclusion Criteria
use of perednisolone more than 10 mg /d
history of knee surgery
have knee exercise therapy or physiotherapy in 3 month ago
injection in knee joint in 6 month ago
patient with any neuroskeletal disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: In the end of intervention - in the 4 weeks- in the 12 weeks. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale score.;Knee function. Timepoint: In the end of intervention - in the 4 weeks- in the 12 weeks. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method