Effect of platelet rich plasma on treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Primary gonarthrosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012110611382N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Research sector of Tehran University Of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
Inclusion Criteria
Male and female with knee pain in stage 1-3 kellgren Lawrence?no history of intraknee injection of steroids within last three months; no history of spinal stenosis; no history of blood discrasy and consumption of anticuagulative drugs
Exclusion criteria :
Inability for physical activity; patient's request to leave study; intraknee injection of steroids during study; suffering debilitating diseases during study that interfere with patient's physical activity; applying pacemaker due to physical condition during the study
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee pain. Timepoint: before the intervention then 4 and 8 weeks after the begining of the intervention. Method of measurement: vas form.;Morning stifness. Timepoint: before the intervention then 4 and 8 weeks after the begining of the intervention. Method of measurement: standardized koos questionnaire.;ROM improvement. Timepoint: before the intervention then 4 and 8 weeks after the begining of the intervention. Method of measurement: standardized koos questionnaire.;Intolerable pain inception time in treadmill walking test. Timepoint: before the intervention then 4 and 8 weeks after the begining of the intervention. Method of measurement: walking on tredmill.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method