Efficacy of medical leech therapy and application of vachadi upanaha churna in reducing the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee – A Randomized controlled trial
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061040
- Lead Sponsor
- Govt Ayurveda College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
The ACR criteria for the classification and reporting of Osteoarthritis
Clinical and radiographic 91% sensitive
86% specific
Knee pain plus at least 1 of 3
Age greater than 50 years
Age >50 years
Stiffness <30 minutes
Crepitus+ Osteophytes+
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with other forms of arthritis such as Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Gout, infective arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis.
2.Patients with acute joint trauma.
3.Patients under analgesic medication.
4.BMI 30 and above
5.Severe knee bursitis
6.Severe anemia.
7.Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in intermittent and constant pain (ICOAP) KNEE version <br/ ><br>Range of motion (ROM)Timepoint: 1st, 15th, 30th, 45th day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain assessment by VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALETimepoint: 1st, 15th, 30th, 45th day