The effectiveness of intermittent vacuum in knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Gonarthrosis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015072016532N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
patients aged between 45 to 65 years old with knee osteoarthritis that are diagnosed by physician and knee knee osteoarthritis grade 1 to3 according to the Kellgren . Lawrence classification; without any cupping treatment until present; the presence of knee pain more than 3 months.
Exclusion criteria:The history of fracture or surgery on knee joint; history of systemic inflammatory disease; Low back pain; neuropathy; myopathy; knee deformity, the usage of anticoagulant drugs; platelet deficiency; history of corticosteroid injection in knee joint during the past 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using visual analog scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using WOMAC questionnaire.;Knee range of motion. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using digital camera, marker and image j software.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method