The effect of Action Potential Simulation and Low Level LASER in Reducing Pain and Improving Function of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Women with Knee Osteoarthrosis
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthrosis.Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral and Other primary gonarthrosisM17.0, M17
- Registration Number
- IRCT201109231675N9
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
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Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Age between 14 and 40; Having knee pain according to Altman’s classification; Lack of regular exercise (non-professional or professional) over the past 10 years; Not regular or irregular (5 times per week) of analgesics and steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within 2 months prior to study entry.
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient treatment; Using other therapeutic modalities during the study; Trauma; Doing surgery during the study; Exacerbation of symptoms following the intervention; Patients who have had a history of knee surgery; Intra-articular injections in the past 6 months; and Lower extremity fracture in last 3 months.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method