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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Cartilage Injury
Registration Number
NCT03962270
Lead Sponsor
Peking University Third Hospital
Brief Summary

In this study, the effectiveness of ESWT in the treatment of knee OA was investigated from the perspective of cartilage injury,and to prove that shockwave could delay the early and middle stage OA progression by improving cartilage condition

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria
  • Knee joint ROM normal or near normal: flexion 110 ° or reach 0 ° or less
  • MR prompt exist cartilage damage, there is no lack of full-thickness cartilage
  • Kellgren - Lawrence (K - L) grade II - III grade
  • The international association of cartilage repair cartilage damage grading system (ICRS) class I - III
  • Informed consent and sign relevant documents
  • Follow doctor's instructions and follow up on time
Exclusion Criteria
  • Metabolic arthritis
  • Trauma of bone joint
  • Inflammatory diseases
  • Previous knee surgery history
  • History of knee cavity injection in the past 6 months
  • Serious cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases or other serious diseases affecting survival, etc

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
magnetic resonance imaging of kneeThree months after treatment

t2 mapping

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking Univercity Third Hospital

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Beijing, No State Or Province, China

Peking Univercity Third Hospital
🇨🇳Beijing, No State Or Province, China
Mingzhen Li, bachelor
Sub Investigator

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