Comparison of intra-articular steroid therapy and prolotherapy in osteoarthritis knee.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/059033
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients aged 40 - 65 years fulfilling the clinical criteria of knee osteoarthritis defined by American college rheumatology
2. Grade 2 or 3 Kellgren and Lawrence
3. Increased knee pain and stiffness for at last 3 months
4. Pain intensity on Visual Analog Scale more than 4(out of 10)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diabetes mellitus
2. Pregnancy
3. Rheumatologic or inflammatory diseases involving the knee joint
4. Previous arthroplasty
5. Intra-articular or peri-articular injection in the past three months
6. Body mass index (BMI) more than 35
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analog Pain Scale (100 mm scale)Timepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method EuroQol(EQ-5D-5L)Timepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks;Oxford knee scoreTimepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks;Satisfaction with intervention treatmentTimepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks;Total grams of acetaminophen tablets consumedTimepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks