Comparison of dextrose and hyaluronic acid in the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee].Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral
- Registration Number
- IRCT20130518013364N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic osteoarthritis
Grade 2 or higher of OA in radiology
Age over 50 years
Morning stiffness less than 30 minutes
3 month unresponsiveness to conservative therapy
Exclusion Criteria
Severe underlying diseases like diabetes and/or hypothyroidism, immune suppression or deficiency
Serious local infectious or inflammatory knee disease
Anticoagulant drug history during three last months
History of corticosteroid therapy in past year
History of prolotherapy in past year
History of intraarticular injection in past year
Indication for surgical arthroplasty
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: VAS.;WOMAC Index. Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method