Homeopathy in knee pai

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/02/031453
• Lead Sponsor: D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 50-70 years

2. Patients of either sex

3. Diagnosed knee osteoarthritis as per American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical or radiographic classification criteria

a) Knee pain

b) At least 1 of 3: age more than 50 years, stiffness less than 30 min, and crepitus on knee motion

c) Osteophytes on knee x-ray

4. Patients already undergoing regular oral or topical analgesics or NSAID therapy for painful episodes of OA, provided the medications are stopped completely at least 2 weeks prior study entry

5. Patients who are literate and capable of filling the questionnaire and providing written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe degeneration of knee joint with marked joint narrowing, varus, or valgus deformity of knee ( >12°), evidenced by imaging or other evidences and requiring surgical intervention

2. Non-ambulant patients

3. Self-reported joint disorders other than osteoarthritis (e.g., inflammatory joint

disease, specific arthropathy, hyperuricaemia and/or gout, severe axis deviations or instabilities, joint or skin infections, joint prostheses of the lower limbs)

4. Intra-articular injections within 2 weeks before study entry

5. Transplanted knees

6. Recent significant knee surgery within last 6 months

7. Patients who are too sick for consultation

8. Unwilling to take part and not giving consent to join the study

9. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled

or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life

10. Pregnancy, puerperium and lactation

11. Substance abuse and/or dependence

12. Self-reported immune-compromised state, and

13. Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)Timepoint: At baseline and after 2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and VAS scoreTimepoint: At baseline and after 2 months