Immediate Effect of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain and physical performance outcomes in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and knee OA

Kyoto university0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2018年1月15日最近更新: 2023年10月17日

适应症

试验速览

暂无简介。

•to be over 50 years old.
•to have knees with Kellgren-Lawrence (K/L) grades 1-3 in one or both knees as evaluated using weight-bearing anteroposterior radiographs.
•to experience current average pain of more than 4 and less than 9 on a Numeric Rating Score (NRS; 0-10 points)

•(1) have a history of knee surgery or intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection within 6 months19, (2) have a history of knee joint replacement or tibial osteotomy, (3) are receiving physical therapy, (4) have any other major joint pain (e.g. back, hip or ankle) which gives a greater effect than their knee pain for current limits of the ability, (5) are in case of contraindications of TENS (pacemakers, dermatological conditions, and abnormal sensation in the knees) , (6) are severe medical or nervous conditions, (7) do not usually use stairs, (8) do not have ability to walk without any ambulatory assistive device

发起方