Study of warm poultice in the management of Osteoarthritis knee.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- suffering from Osteoarthritis knee
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1.Patients of either sex aged between 35 and 65 years.
2.Subjects having VAS score for knee pain between 45-74 mm (moderate pain)
3.Clinical and radiological evidence of Osteoarthritis knee (Unilateral/ bilateral) as per ACR criteria
(i)knee pain,
(ii)at least one of three
(a)Age > 50 years
(b)stiffness < 30 minutes
(c)Crepitus
(iii)Osteophytes
4.Radiographical changes as per Grade I to III of Kellgren& Lawrence Radiological scale
5.Able and willing to participate and provide signed informed consent
1.Patients with Grade IV Kellgren& Lawrence Radiological scale
2.History of any trauma/ fractured joint / surgical/diagnostic intervention with reference to the affected joint(s).
3.H/O monoarthritis/ polyarthritis other than Osteoarthritis Knee such as gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis etc.
4.Any unstable cardio-vascular disease.
5.Patients with uncontrolled Hypertension ( >160/100 mmHg)
6.Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus having HbA1C >7.5%
7.Patients with evidence of malignancy.
8.Patients with any concurrent hepatic disorder (defined as liver enzymes SGOT/SGPT >2 times upper normal limit) or Renal Disorders (defined as S.Creatinine >1.4mg/dl) or Pulmonary Dysfunction
9.The patient has been administered any chondroprotective drugs, intra-articular injection into the affected joint or systemic medication with corticosteroids during the preceding 3 months.
10.Pregnant / lactating woman.
11.Patients who are currently participating in any other clinical trial.
12.Any other condition which the Principal Investigator thinks may jeopardize the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method