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Management of knee osteoarthritis with Hijamah in unani system of medicine

Phase 2
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/04/024825
Lead Sponsor
Jamia Hamdard
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1 Patients of all genders from age 40 to 65 years

2 Patients with pain intensity score of 30 mm or more on a 100-mm visual analog scale(VAS)

3 Patients with a Kellgren & Lawrence grade of 2 and 3 on X ray Knee joint

4 Clinically stable patients

5 Patients with a BMI �30kg/m2

6 Willingness and ability to accept wet cupping intervention and to comply with the requirements of the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria

1 Patients of bleeding disorders

2 Patients taking anticoagulants

3 Patients of anemia (Hb < 9gm% )

4 Pregnant and lactating females

5 History of severe hypertension ,CKD, CLD and patient having HbA1c > 7

6 History of significant trauma, infection or presence of hematoma at the site of knee and/or knee surgery

7 OA of other joints other than knee

8 History of Gout, RA, Pagets disease or any other musculo- skeletal disorder

9 HbsAg, HIV, HCV positive patients

10 History of malignancy

11 Patients taking NSAIDââ?¬•s and corticosteroids, (a wash out period of 1week and 4 weeks respectively is required before enrolling patient)

12 Unwilling to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
VAS, WOMAC/ KOOS, AROM,TNF-�±, IL1- �², NTX-I, s-COMP,PIIINP, CBC, LFT, KFTTimepoint: 0 day, 84th day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SF 12Timepoint: 0 day, 84th day
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