Waterfiltered Infrared A wIRA treating gonarthrosis - a prospective randomised controlled study

Phase 4

• Conditions: M17; Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]

• Registration Number: DRKS00015180
• Lead Sponsor: Arbeitsbereich Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-30
• Study Completion: 2020-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

Male and female patients, at least 35 years of age
- Pain for 3 months or longer
- pain clinically assessed as gonarthrosis
- No knee endoprosthesis
- No immediate surgeries planed

Exclusion Criteria

- Immediate surgeries planed
- Knee endoprosthesis
- Insufficient compliance
- other conditions may prohibit taking part

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain: VAS (visual analogue scale)<br><br>Painkiller consumption per day: weekly questions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global Assessment of the knee: VAS <br><br>Questions about the quality of life: VAS<br><br>Questions about problems with everyday life: VAS<br><br>Questions about the practicability of the wIRA-treatment, especially at home: VAS<br><br>Evaluation of the success of all therapeutic interventions: VAS<br><br>Overall assessment of the knee via Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS score) <br><br>Mobility: Goniometry (range of movement in degrees) <br><br>Ability to put weight on the knee while standing: one-leg-stand time in seconds<br><br>Maximum walking time/distance as well as walking time/distance without pain: weekly estimation <br>