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临床试验/DRKS00031611
DRKS00031611招募中Unknown

Single-arm feasibility trial to assess the technical/medical performance and safety of locally applied electromagnetic frequency therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - e.CHIGonA1

Praxis für Sport-Chirurgie0 个研究点目标入组 28 人开始时间: 2023年11月28日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
Unknown
状态
招募中
发起方
入组人数
28

研究概览

简要总结

暂无简介。

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
N/a: Single Arm Study
盲法
Open (masking not used)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 80 Years(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee joint
  • 2. Diagnosis confirmed by imaging (knee x-ray) not older than 3 months;
  • 3. Kellgren-Lawrence score grade II to III;
  • 4. average pain intensity during the last 3 days of at least 5 out of 10 points on the 11-point NRS;
  • 5. disease duration = 6 weeks;
  • 6. age 18 to 80 years;
  • 7. adequate communication skills;
  • 8. the patient must be able to understand the nature, significance and scope of the clinical trial and to give informed consent accordingly;

排除标准

  • 1. BMI > 35 (obesity grade II);
  • 2. Disease duration longer than 5 years;
  • 3. indication for knee arthroplasty;
  • 4. in women: Pregnancy;
  • 5. participation in another interventional study within the last 30 days prior to the start of therapy;
  • 6. current pension applications;
  • 7. cardiac pacemaker;
  • 8. previous electromagnetic frequency therapy using the e.CHI FrequencyChip on the affected knee within the last year;
  • 9. any type of injection into the affected knee joint (e.g. cortisone, hyaluronic acid, etc.) within the 12 weeks prior to the start of treatment
  • 10. use of systemic analgesics within the last 24 hours prior to starting therapy;
  • 11. use of systemically acting cortisone preparations within the last 12 weeks prior to the start of therapy;
  • 12. use of opiates within the last 6 months prior to starting therapy;
  • 13. any surgery, including arthroscopy, on the knee joint to be treated during the previous 3 months;
  • 14. any history of fracture of the knee joint to be treated
  • 15. any history of systemic or inflammatory joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid or autoimmune arthritis or Reiter's disease)
  • 17. pain syndromes of other aetiologies (lumboischialgia, hip pain, etc.)
  • 18. spinal cord syndromes (e.g. radiculitis)
  • 19. lower extremity nerve compression syndromes;
  • 20. organic cerebral psychosyndrome;
  • 21. alcoholism;
  • 22. addiction to analgesics, drugs or opiates;
  • 23. local infections;
  • 24. peripheral neuropathy;
  • 25. renal disease requiring dialysis;
  • 26. known diabetes mellitus;
  • 27. arterial or venous occlusive disease of the lower extremities;
  • 28. lymphoedema in the area of the affected joints;
  • 29. other medical reasons as determined by the investigator;

研究者

发起方
Praxis für Sport-Chirurgie

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