The effect of Swedish massage on knee osteoarthritis
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis.ArthrosisM15, M19
- Registration Number
- IRCT201008114549N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Semnan university of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
woman with knee osteoarthritis, aged at least 35 years of age and had at least 5 from VAS pain assessment scale
Exclusion criteria: presence of other musculoskeletal and medical condition that affect the knee, use of oral corticosteroids within the past 4 weeks, intra-articular knee depocorticosteroids within the previous 3 months, or intra-articular hyaluronate within the previous 6 months; arthroscopy of the knee within the previous year; significant injury to the knee within the previous 6 months; or a rash or open wound over the knee
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: womac scale.;Pain. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method