A clinical trial to study the effects of Microcurrent and Diadynamic current on knee pain and function of the patients having knee osteoarthritis

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Conditions: Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of kneeHealth Condition 2: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/07/070912

Lead Sponsor: Khushbu Khan

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patient age between 45 - 65 years.

2.Both male and female.

3.Patient with Grade 2 and 3 Knee OA. (Kellgren and Lawrence Classification)

4.Pain duration more than 3 months.

5.Pain score more than 3cm upto 8 cm in VAS.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient with any musculoskeletal injury of lower limb such as fractures or any severe deformity of lower limb like knee flexion deformity, wind swept deformity, genu varus (Tibiofemoral angle more than 10 degree), genu valgum etc.

2.Patient with pacemaker, metal implants on knee or any surgical history of lower limb.

3.Patient with intra-articular corticosteroid injection in past 3 months or oral steroid in past 1 month.

4.Patient diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoaritic arthritis, septic arthritis etc.

5.Patient diagnosed with any neurological condition like stroke, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy etc.

6.Patient diagnosed with any vascular disease of lower limb.

7.Patient with any skin disease affecting knee area.

8.Patient diagnosed with malignant disease.

9.Patient who is non-cooperative.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Pain (by VAS). <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2. Function (by WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index). <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 times – Before intervention and after 10th session of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures