THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHIRLPOOL FOR PATIENTS WITH NEUROPATHIC PAIN DUE TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- visual analogue scale
研究概览
简要总结
Both neuropathic and nociceptive mechanisms may contribute to the OA pain experience. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of warm whirlpool on pain, disability, quality of life (QoL) and sleep for patients with neuropathic pain.
详细描述
Whirlpool treatment method is used for medical and surgical conditions. In literature there are studies which recommend whirlpool therapy as a treatment for reducing pain in patients with osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of warm whirlpool on pain, disability, quality of life (QoL) and sleep for patients with neuropathic pain.
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
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •suffering from knee pain at least 3 months
- •radiological manifestations considering were consistent with grade 3 and 4 knee OA due to Kellgren and Lawrence criteria had DN4 scores ≥4.
排除标准
- •lower extremity surgery history, knee infection inflammatory disease like rheumatoid arthritis back or pelvic pain related with knee pain another cause of polyneuropathy (diabetes mellitus, vitamin B 12 deficiency, toxic or neurological disease like stroke, spinal cord injury) lumbar disc herniation malignancy or active systemic disease.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention Group
Treated with warm whirlpool
干预措施: Whirlpool (Other)
Placebo group
Treated with sham whirlpool
干预措施: Whirlpool (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
visual analogue scale
时间窗: one month
次要结局
- Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(one month)
- DN4(one month)
- Short Form-36 Health Survey(one month)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)(one month)
研究者
ASLIHAN UZUNKULAOGLU
Ufuk University
Ufuk University