Therapeutic effect of Electro-Acupressure stimulation in knee osteoarthritis

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Recruiting

Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis of knee

Registration Number: IRCT20211123053162N1

Lead Sponsor: Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

Patients over 45 years old
Patients who have been suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee for at least three months (according to the diagnosis of a rheumatologist).

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have had a history of acupuncture points stimulation for any purpose in the past month.
Patients who have wound, scratch or abnormality in acupuncture points.
Patients who have used anticoagulants in the past month and also patients who have had a history of coagulation diseases in the past month.
Patients with a history of knee joint surgery (knee replacement).
Patients who have advanced neuropathy (pain, burning, tingling in the toes or feet and extreme sensitivity to surface touch).
Patients who are drug abuser.
Patients who have had any injection into the knee joint in the past month.
Patients who had a knee arthroscopy (a type of knee surgery that diagnoses and treats a knee joint problem) for 30 days prior to the intervention.
Patients who have unbearable severe pain in the knee that prevents them from participating in the study.
Patients with pacemakers.
Patients with transplanted tissue.
Pregnant patients.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Pain. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: WOMAC and KOOS questionnaire, VAS ruler.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee joint stiffness. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: WOMAC and KOOS questionnaire.;Clinical manifestation of the knee joint. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: WOMAC and KOOS questionnaire.;Ability to perform daily tasks. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: WOMAC and KOOS questionnaire.;Physical activity. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: KOOS questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the first session, two days after the last session and three weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: KOOS questionnaire.