The efficacy of chickpeas diet on clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee

Phase 2

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of knee.
Osteoarthritis of knee

Registration Number: IRCT20150825023753N12

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Patients in the rage of 40 to 80 years old
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee osteoarthritis were fulfilled
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee grades 1, 2, and 3

Exclusion Criteria

Positive history of rheumatoid arthritis disease
Positive history of goat disease
Positive history of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Being afflicted with uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
Being afflicted with proven malignancies
Creatinine level is greater than 3 mg /dl
Receiving oral corticosteroids during 4 weeks ago
Receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) drugs at the doses greater than 50 mg daily (except the aspirin)
Receiving acetaminophen at the dosage of greater than 650 mg daily
Receiving intra-articular medications during three months ago
Unwillingness or inability of the patient to answer the questions of the questionnaire used in the study

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee pain. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS questionnaire).;Knee function. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS questionnaire).;Sport and Recreation Function. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS questionnaire).;Activities of daily living,. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS questionnaire).;Knee-related quality of life. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS questionnaire).

Secondary Outcome Measures