The effect of discontinuous warm cupping on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180719040529N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Satisfaction and willingness of the patient to participate in the study
Age range 40 to 60 years
Knee osteoarthritis based on a diagnosis of rheumatologist (based on the description, clinical symptoms, physical examination, radiological criteria and the kellgren-lawrence grading system)
At least three months have passed from the disease
Exclusion Criteria
History of mental illness, vascular disease, coagulation problems, severe deformity and bone building disorder.
History of knee replacement, intra articular injection, knee joint surgery, previous fracture inside the articular according to the patient's own report.
Knee physiotherapy treatment over last six months.
Severe pain experience in the last months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Visual Analogue Scale.;Knee stiffness. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method