Effect of Intra-articular Pulsed Radiofrequency on Pain and Range of Motion in primary Knee osteoarthritis
Phase 2
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.unilateral Primary gonarthrosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201306307984N11
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Tehran university of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria consist of patients diagnosed as having Knee osteoarthritis; and the other causes of knee pain have been ruled out; The exclusion criteria includes addiction to opium or alcohol ; other rheumatalogic disorders ;rheumatoid arthritis; hemophilia
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score (VAS). Timepoint: First, fourth, and twelfth weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The knee joint range of motion (ROM). Timepoint: 1st, 4th, and 12th weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometry.;The amount of used analgesic. Timepoint: 1st, 4th, and 12th weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The miligram dose of the analgesics.