A randomized comparative study between high- intensity laser vs low- intensity pulsed ultrasound both combined with exercises for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in uthaithani hospital

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: knee osteoarthritis exercisehigh intensity laser; knee osteoarthritis; exercise

• Registration Number: TCTR20240521002
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1 Patients with grade 2-3 knee osteoarthritis diagnosed by a rehabilitation physician or orthopedic surgeon using the American College of Rheumatology criteria and radiographic criteria Kellgren-Lawrence grade
2 During the past week the knee that hurts the most is experiencing pain at a visual analog scale rating of 4 or higher
3 If both sides are hurting the side with the most pain will be chosen while the other side will be treated with standard physical therapy methods
4 When pain levels are equal on both sides the right side will be chosen while the other side is treated with standard physical therapy methods.

Exclusion Criteria

1 Have had the following treatments within the past 3 months
1.1 Perform any type of surgery on the knee on the side that will be tested.
1.2 Injecting drugs into the knee joint
1.3 There is a severe injury to the knee on the side that will be tested.
2 have a knee infection or other chronic joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis
3 has a serious illness that may affect the experiment
4. Have a history of neurological disease or mental health condition that may affect the experiment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umerical Pain Rating Scale ( 0 ,2, 4, 8 weeks score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities arthritis index 0 ,2, 4, 8 weeks score,Lequesne index 0 ,2, 4, 8 weeks score,40 m fast paced walk test 0 ,2, 4, 8 weeks m/sec,9 step Stair Climbing test 0 ,2, 4, 8 weeks second