Prevention of Progression Knee Osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesOsteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- PACTR201804003315170
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
symptomatic and radiographic diagnostic criteria of early knee OA
-age 45-55 years
-Body mass index less than 30.
Exclusion Criteria
-Patients with causes of secondary KOA (e.g. rheumatoid, gouty, traumatic soft tissues and bony injuries, mechanical malalignment with varus > 10 degrees and valgus > 15 after obtaining full limb radiograghs, etc.)
-a history of knee surgery
-intra-articular injection
-use of antiresorptive drugs within the 12 months preceding enrollment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcome instrument for evaluation of treatment regimen efficacy on symptoms of OA was the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) OA index ;The visual analog scale (VAS) ;Radiographical evaluation included 1.5 T MRI ;measurement of urinary levels of the N-terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type I collagen ;measurement of urinary levels of C-terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type II collagen
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Return to level of activity that was prior to symptoms of disease (Osteoarthritis).