Evaluating the efficacy of electroacupuncture in comparison with physiotherapy for reducing pain and disability in soldiers diagnosed with patellar chondromalacia
Early Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chondromalacia patellae.Chondromalacia patellaeM22.4
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180416039323N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Artesh University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
The presence of chondromalacia patella on the basis of patient's history
The course of the disease more than 2 months
Failure to improve with conservative treatment for at least one month
Exclusion Criteria
History of lower limb surgery
History of serious knee trauma in last 6 months or mild trauma in last 2 months
The presence of any evidence of internal or external damage to the knee joint by examination or X-ray
History of corticosteroid usage
History of any systemic disease such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis
Scar at the acupuncture site
The presence of any deformity in the knee joint such as genovarum/genovalgum
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method