Efficacy of different physiotherapy methods in the rehabilitation of patients with knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis.Polyarthrosis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201403024641N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation researches center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis based on American College of Rheumatology criteria. Exclusion criteria: Age under 50 years old; Rheumatologic disease; History of knee surgery; Lower limbs fracture with knee joint involvement; Severe knee osteoarthritis; Electrical implants like pacemaker; Heart conduction block disease; Epilepsy; Cancers; Pregnancy; Lower limbs thrombosis; Couldn't complete questioners for any reason; knee joint injection in previous 6 month; Balance control deficit; Neuropathy or sensory deficit; Skin breakdown in knee region.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain relief. Timepoint: Before intervention and two months later. Method of measurement: Visaul Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Function Improvement. Timepoint: Before intervention and two months later. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC).