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Prevention of Progression Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis
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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
Return to level of activity that was prior to symptoms of disease (Osteoarthritis).
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