The treatment of knee osteoarthritis can be achieved by comparing high-intensity laser vs low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and exercises in a randomized control trial

/A0 sites80 target enrollmentMay 21, 2024

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

May 21, 2024

End Date

December 31, 2025

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•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.

•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.