Efficacy of Glucosamine in knee osteoarthrosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Osteoarthrosis.Erosive (osteo)arthrosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201111014203N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research, Semnan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
presence of mechanical knee pain, osteophytes in knee X-ray, age above 50 years, morning stiffness lasting less than 30 minutes, crepitus in palpation of knee joint.
Exclusion criteria: presence of other knee joint diseases, osteoarthrosis of hip and/or ankle joints, radicular pain originating from lumbar spine, physiotherapy history with intra/peri articular injection (corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid) during past six months, physiotherapy history during past six months, surgery history of knee joints, psychotic or mental disorders, neoplasm, infections, bleeding, neurologic disorders (sensory or motor)
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 10 treatment sessions . Method of measurement: WOMAC INDEX Questionaire.;Duration of Morning stifness. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 10 treatment sessions . Method of measurement: Based on scale of 0-4.;Measurement of resting and activity pain. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 10 treatment sessions . Method of measurement: Based on Visual Analogue Scale (0-10).;Active range of motion of knee flexion. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 10 treatment sessions . Method of measurement: Based on Goniometery.;Swelling of knee joint. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 10 treatment sessions . Method of measurement: Based on tape measurement.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method