Effect of wet cupping) in knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053960
- Lead Sponsor
- ministry of Ayush new delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Patients of either sex in the age group of 30 to 65 years.
2.Patients with knee OA of Kellgren-Lawrence grade I-III
3.Patients having Tahajjur al-MafÄ?sil (Osteoarthritis) of knee(s) fulfilling the following American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria:
a.Wajaâ?? al-Rukba (Knee Pain) (Khayat, 1983)
b.Osteophytes (on radiographs) and at least 1 of the following 3 criteria:
i.Age >= 50 years
ii.Tayabbus al-Mafsil (Joint Stiffness) <= 30 minutes (Khayat, 1983)
iii.Farqaâ?? Mafsiliyya (Joint Crepitus) (Khayat, 1983
1.Patients with Knee OA of Kellgren-Lawrence grade IV
2.Accompanying OA of Hip.
3.Secondary OA, RA, systemic joint disease, or any other type of arthritis.
4.Arthroscopy or any knee surgery in the previous 6 months
5.Intra-articular treatment (e.g., corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid) or treatment with medicine for OA in the previous 3 months (e.g. glucosamine sulphate, chondroitin sulphate, diacerein, piascledine).
6.Patients of bleeding disorders.
7.Patients with anemia and diabetes mellitus.
8.ESR > 40 mm/h and CRP level >10 mg/L
9.Any significant systemic diseases (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, neurologic or psychiatric disorder) that may lead to difficulty complying with the protocol.
10.Pregnant and lactating women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The efficacy of wet cupping therapy will be assessed on the basis of reduction in knee pain and stiffness and improvement in limitation of physical function by using WOMAC score, and VAS will also be used for assessing reduction in knee pain.Timepoint: baseline,2 weeks,4 weeks,8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IMPROVEMENT IN QOLTimepoint: 6WEEKS