Effect of osteopathic treatments on patients with chronic knee pain. A randomized controlled trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: chronic knee pain; M79.6; Pain in limb

• Registration Number: DRKS00009752
• Lead Sponsor: Praxis für Osteopathie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-12-23
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients suffering from knee pain, at least more than 3 month
- Patients taking German or Spanish
- pain intensity > 4 on the VAS

Exclusion Criteria

- knee surgery less than one year
- rupture of knee ligaments less than 6 month
- acute fractures which are a contraindication for Osteopathy
- neoplasms
- inflammation like arthritis
- pregnancy
- BMI > 40

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of pain, measured with the Visual analogue scale VAS at the bingeing of every treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Specific questionnaire WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index) and quality of life, measured with the SF36 at begin and end of treatment series