Comparing Shockwave and Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: What Helps with Pain, Movement, and Strength
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062318
- Lead Sponsor
- K J Somaiya college of physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Patients between 40 to 60 years of age, diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee with a Kellgren-Lawrence grading of II or III, having unilateral knee osteoarthritis or more severe symptoms in one knee of bilateral osteoarthritis, experiencing pain in the knee joint with a visual analog scale (VAS) score ranging from 4 to 7, and willing to participate in the study.
1)Previous knee surgery (in last 2 years).
2)Knee joint infection.
3)Metal implants.
4)Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory joint diseases.
5)Knee joint instability or ligamentous injury. 6)Contraindication to Shock wave therapy or Therapeutic ultrasound.
7)Any other medical or psychological condition that may interfere with the study procedures or outcome.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Visual analogue scale <br/ ><br>2)Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Scale <br/ ><br>3)Humac NORM Isokinetic DynamometerTimepoint: Pre intervention:Baseline assessment <br/ ><br>Post intervention:After 3 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ilTimepoint: Nil