Effects of acupuncture, physiotherapy and exercise training on knee arthrosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis.Other primary gonarthrosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT138811163284N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research, Iran univercity of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1-Male and female with knee pain lasting for 6 months or longer 2-Age between 40-65 years 3-Normal neurological examination 4-At least one osteophyte at tibiofemoral joint (Kellgren- Lawrence grade >2) 5-Not receiving intra articular injection from 3 months ago 6- Not consuming NSAIDs during last week before study 7-No history of knee surgery 8-No history of treatment with acupuncture 9-No history of cancer, pregnancy and secondary osteoarthritis. Exclusion criteria: 1-Low adherence to treatment 2-Receiving NSAIDs during study 3-Exacerbation of symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method