Evaluation of the effect of Leech Therapy on knee osteoarthritis

Phase 2

Recruiting

Conditions: osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis of knee

Registration Number: IRCT20170514033961N8

Lead Sponsor: Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Age 60-74 (young elderly)
Independence of others in daily activities
Lack of neurological diseases associated with movement and balance disorders
Having grade 3 (middle class) osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria
Having moderate pain based on visual analog scale with a score of (4-7)
Failure to perform physiotherapy and knee surgery in the last 12 months
Having satisfaction consciously to participate in the study
No coagulation disorders and cardiovascular disease according to clinical history
No use drugs
No history of joint replacement in the lower limb
No intra-articular injection of steroids in the last 6 months
Having a BMI (body mass index) above 18.5 and below 30
Have a daily performance score above 34
Do not use complementary medicine methods and herbs in the field of osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

Occurrence of acute medical conditions such as anaphylactic shock and stroke during the study
Elderly deaths during the study
Withdrawal from the study despite initial agreement
Sensitivity to leeches
Existence of cognitive disorders based on the physician's opinion and the patient's previous medical history
Secondary osteoarthritis in rheumatic diseases
Use of leech therapy individually in the control group or other complementary medicine methods in both groups

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee pain score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7, 14 and 28 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Osteoarthritis Index of the University of Western Ontario and McMaster.;Joint dryness score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7, 14 and 28 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Osteoarthritis Index of the University of Western Ontario and McMaster.;Daily performance score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7, 14 and 28 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Osteoarthritis Index of the University of Western Ontario and McMaster.

Secondary Outcome Measures