Effect of Moxibustion on specific acupuncture points in Knee pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056092
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical college and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Both genders who were diagnosed with osteoarthritis of Knee
2.Patients diagnosed with OAK either unilaterally or bilaterally
3.Age group between 40 and 75 years
4.Patients who are willing to participate in the study.
5.Patients diagnosed either only with OAK and /or also with other systemic illness
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with end organ damage
2.Pyrophobia
3.Woman who are pregnant, lactating and menstruating.
4.Patients who are hypersensitive to heat
5.Patients participating in other studies
6.Known case of Diabetic neuropathy, fever, open wounds
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of Pain severity using the WOMAC Scale & VAS Scale before & after moxibustion interventionTimepoint: 10 days with 2 days break after first 5 days of moxibustion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of Range of Motion using Goniometer before & after moxibustion interventionTimepoint: 10 days with 2 days break after first 5 days of moxibustion