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Safety evaluation and therapeutic effects of exercise therapy and knee hyperthermia using reentrant cavity resonance warmer

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
osteoarthritis
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCTs052220080
Lead Sponsor
Ryu Kazuteru
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

1) Patients participating in exercise therapy for locomotive syndrome at Kanai Hospital
2) Patients with early stage osteoarthritis of the knee (radiographs: Kellgren-Lawrence classification grade 1-2)
3) Gender: male and female
4) Age: between 40 and 80 years old
5) BMI: 30 or less
6) Patients who can provide written consent for free participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients who cannot walk without the assistance of others
2) Persons whose cognitive ability is recognized as declining (persons scoring 23 or below on the Hasegawa Dementia Scale are excluded).
3) Those residing in a special nursing home for the elderly, long-term care health facility for the elderly, or long-term care medical facility (convalescent beds)
4) Patients with a history of hospitalization within 1 month of the date of consent
5) Those with a history of trauma or surgery to the lower limb or spine within 3 months of the date of consent
6) Has a pacemaker inserted
7) Pregnant women
8) Patients who are unable to perform MRI examinations (metal in the body, claustrophobia, etc.)
9) Patients who are unable to hold the position for 20 minutes
10) Persons who have a conflict of interest with the principal investigator or co-investigator of this study
11) Any other person whom the physician deems inappropriate.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Articular cartilage T1rho values by MRI T1 rho mapping before and after treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pre- and post-treatment assessment of movement capability<br>Presence of burns
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