Compare the effect of ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection with ozone injection in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Vice President of Research Iran University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 30 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•patients with mild to moderate OA of the knee (Kellgren Lawrence grade I, II and III); Knee pain for at least six months; Age 40 to 75 years; the absence of any acute or chronic infection; no pregnancy or lack of planning to get pregnant; no history of any intra articular knee injection in three months ago; The absence of inflammatory articular disease or secondary osteoarthritis; no history of knee surgery (3 months ago); no severe underlying disease such as uncontrolled diabetes; use of anticoagulants; lack of daily use of opioid and non opioid analgesics; absence of contraindications of ozone therapy (deficiency G6PD, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, leukemia).
•Exclusion criteria: the willingness of patients to exit from the study at any stage of the study; not coming patients for follow up and evaluation during the follow up period; daily use of any type of analgesic medication by patients during the follow up period; occurring a pathology in the knee, such as meniscus tear during the follow up period; occurring 4th and 7th inclusion criteria, during the study.

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Vice President of Research Iran University of Medical Sciences