Evaluation of The Efficacy of TECAR Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 54
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
研究概览
简要总结
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the treatment efficacy of TECAR therapy, a modern application that has been increasingly used in recent years, compared to conventional physical therapy applications in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, according to the evaluation of the clinical findings of patients.
Methods: A total of 54 patients, aged between 40 and 75 years, were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups received CPT. Group 2 received TECAR therapy in addition to CPT, applied three times a week for two weeks, for a total of 6 sessions. All patient's knee joint range of motion (ROM) was measured goniometrically, isometric quadriceps muscle strength was measured, and pain levels were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and disability levels were assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) before treatment, at the end of treatment, at 1 month, and at 3 months.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •3 months of conservative treatment for unresponsive knee pain
- •Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2-3 on radiographic evaluation
- •Agreed to participate in the study.
排除标准
- •History of physical therapy (electrotherapy/exercise) in the past 3 months
- •Intra-articular injection therapy in the past 3 months,
- •History of surgery or trauma to the affected knee
- •Inflammatory or neurological disease affecting the lower extremities
- •Active vasculitis or severe peripheral vascular disease
- •Pregnancy or lactation
- •Diagnosed restless legs syndrome
- •Neoplasia
- •Local sensory impairment,
- •Local or systemic acute infections
- •Severe osteoporosis
- •Pacemaker
- •Psychiatric disorder and cognitive impairment.
结局指标
主要结局
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
时间窗: Before and the after treatment 0th day , 1th month, 3rd month
0 min , 10 is maximum pain score
Range of Motion (ROM)
时间窗: Before and the after treatment 0th day, 1th month, 3rd month
Flexion and extension of the knee joint were measured using a universal goniometer relative to reference points.
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
时间窗: Before and the after treatment 0th day, 1th month, 3rd month
This 24-item index comprises three subscales: pain, stiffness, and physical function, each measured on a five-point Likert scale ranging from "none" to "extreme."
次要结局
- The Diers Myoline Isometric Muscle Strength Measurement System(Before and the end of treatment 0th day, 1th month, 3rd month)