Does thermotherapy lead to decreased analgesic requirement in patients with osteoarthritis of knee managed non-surgically.
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066335
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMSRajkotGujarat
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
The patient with Knee pain of at least 6 months duration
- THe patients having Primary Osteoarthritis of knee(Kellgren Lawrence Grade 1,2,3,4)
-The patients with Weight bearing X-rays of the knee showing OA knee
- Full ambulant patients
- Patients opting for conservative management of OA knee
Exclusion Criteria
- The Patients with Infective pathology.
- The patients having Focal chondral defects.
- The patients with Post traumatic Osteoarthritis
- Those who are having Degenerative subluxation of the Knee joint
- Patient shaving Ligamentous instability
- Inflammatory arthritis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - WOMAC score <br/ ><br>- IKDC scoreTimepoint: 3,6,9 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS scoreTimepoint: 12 months