The effects of laser therapy on symptoms of patients with knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170516034003N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Radiologic signs of grade 1 and 2 Kellgren-Lawrence: Decrease of joint space and existence of osteophytes
Visual analogue scale (VAS) score of 3 or more
Body mass index<30
Exclusion Criteria
The patients with rheumatoid arthritis; malignancy; knee surgery; fracture; complete tear anterior cruciate ligament or menisci; athletics; neuropathy, genu valgum or varum more than 20 degree; hyalgan or corticosteroids injection in last 6 months.
Physiotherapy in last month
grade 3 and 4 Kellgren-Lawrence in radiologic examination
Bilateral knee pain or local infection
Acute bursitis or tendinitis of the knee
Referral pain from lumbar or hip to knee.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, After ten sessions treatments, one month follow-up. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Fiber angle; volume and thickness of vastus medialis oblique. Timepoint: Before intervention, After ten sessions treatments, one month follow-up. Method of measurement: Using ultrasonography.;Fiber angle and length; volume and thickness of vastus lateralis. Timepoint: Before intervention, After ten sessions treatments, one month follow-up. Method of measurement: Using ultrasonography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method