Therapeutic effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for meniscal degenerative tear
- Conditions
- Meniscal degenerative tear
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCTs032200082
- Lead Sponsor
- Chikuda Hirotaka
- Brief Summary
ESWT for degenerative meniscus tears improved imaging MRI T2 mapping T2 values at 1 year. Pain NRS in the ESWT group was significantly lower than in the control group, but the improvement in clinical outcomes was not significant.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
1) Patients over 40 years old
2) Patients diagnosed with meniscal degeneration by MRI
3) Patients with knee pain above NRS2
4) Patients with PS between 0 and 1
5) Outpatient
6) Patients obtained from consent documents
1) Patients with knee osteoarthritis of G3 or higher according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification
2) Patients diagnosed with cognitive decline at the physician's discretion
3) Patients with untreated blood coagulation disorders such as hemophilia or patients taking anticoagulants
4) Patients with thrombosis
5) Patients with malignant tumor
6) Pregnant woman
7) Patients who have received steroid treatment for 6 months or more, or within 6 weeks after steroid injection
8) Patients judged inappropriate by the doctor
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method T2 value in MRI
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient background (Age, Sex, Height, Weight, Body mass index, Medical history, Comorbidities, Drinking history, Smoking history)<br>ESWT conditins (Energy flow density, Freaquency, Total energy)<br>NRS (Walking, going up and down stairs)<br>Clinical score (KOOS, IKDC score, Lysholme score)<br>Scientific findings (Ballottement of patella, Range of motion, Mcmurray test, Watson-Jones test, Lachman test, Posterior drawer test)<br>Adverse event<br>Daily use of oral analgesics<br>Transition rate to surgery after starting treatment