The efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound combined TENS and therapeutic ultrasound on symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; ultrasound combined TENS; ultrasound; knee osteoarthritis; WOMAC pain; gait speed

• Registration Number: TCTR20171128002
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-07-31
• Study Start: 2017-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 148

Inclusion Criteria

Knee OA diagnosed by American College of Rheumatology,
aged 50-85 years
NRS of knee pain >=5 of 10
able to walk

Exclusion Criteria

rheumatoid arthritis
gouty arthritis of knee
chronic back pain or tendinitis of knee
knee arthroplasty
patients with cardiac pacemaker
history of using ultrasound
having intra-articular injection within the past 6 months
having contraindications to Ibuprofen

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
WOMAC pain score 10 days 0-10

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait speed 10 days meter/second