Efficacy of Combined Local Mechanical Vibrations, Continuous Passive Motion and Thermotherapy in the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Kineticure1 site in 1 country71 target enrollmentApril 2006

ConditionsOsteoarthritis Knee Pain

Overview

Phase: Phase 4
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Kineticure
Enrollment: 71
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: intensity of pain as measured on a 100 mm non-marked VAS and the total Western Ontario McMaster (WOMAC) OA index using a Likert scale,
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 17 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study evaluated the efficacy of combined mechanical vibrations, continuous passive motion and heat on the severity of pain in management of osteoarthritis of the knee

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2006

End Date

March 2007

Last Updated

17 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Kineticure

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•diagnosis of OA of the knee by ACR criteria
•symptoms consistent with radiographic OA grades 2, 3 or 4 by Kellgren and Lawrence criteria
•moderate to severe knee pain (≥35mm on a 100mm visual analog pain scale (VAS)).

Exclusion Criteria

•knee or hip surgery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intensity of pain as measured on a 100 mm non-marked VAS and the total Western Ontario McMaster (WOMAC) OA index using a Likert scale,

Time Frame: 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

satisfaction of use of the Kineticure device as measured on a 0-100 mm non-marked scale(10 weeks)
range of motion (ROM) of the knee (using goniometer)(10 weeks)