Efficacy of different physiotherapy methods in the rehabilitation of patients with knee osteoarthritis

• Register: IRCT
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
• Main ID: IRCT201403024641N8
• Date of registration: 2014-03-06
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Physical medicine and rehabilitation researches center
• Public title: Efficacy of different physiotherapy methods in the rehabilitation of patients with knee osteoarthritis
• Scientific title: Efficacy of Action Potential Simulation and Interferential therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with knee osteoarthritis
• Date of first enrolment: 2012-08-22
• Target sample size: 70
• Recruitment status: Complete
• URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/4973
• Study type: interventional
• Study design: Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

• Name: Dr. Bina Eftekharsadat
• Affiliation: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

• Name: Dr. Bina Eftekharsadat
• Affiliation: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis based on American College of Rheumatology criteria. Exclusion criteria: Age under 50 years old; Rheumatologic disease; History of knee surgery; Lower limbs fracture with knee joint involvement; Severe knee osteoarthritis; Electrical implants like pacemaker; Heart conduction block disease; Epilepsy; Cancers; Pregnancy; Lower limbs thrombosis; Couldn't complete questioners for any reason; knee joint injection in previous 6 month; Balance control deficit; Neuropathy or sensory deficit; Skin breakdown in knee region.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 50 years
Age maximum: 100 years
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Polyarthrosis, unspecified

Knee Osteoarthritis.
Polyarthrosis, unspecified

Intervention(s)

Second group will undergo inferential therapy (IFT) 10-15 minutes each session for 10 sessions.ll patients (both groups) in physiotherapy sessions will receive the usual physical modalities equally.

Intervention 1: First group will undergo Action potential stimulation (APS) 10-15 minutes each session for 10 session.ll patients (both groups) in physiotherapy sessions will receive the usual physical modalities equally. Intervention 2: Second group will undergo inferential therapy (IFT) 10-15 minutes each session for 10 sessions.ll patients (both groups) in physiotherapy sessions will receive the usual physical modalities equally.

First group will undergo Action potential stimulation (APS) 10-15 minutes each session for 10 session.ll patients (both groups) in physiotherapy sessions will receive the usual physical modalities equally.

Rehabilitation

Primary Outcome(s)

Pain relief. Timepoint: Before intervention and two months later. Method of measurement: Visaul Analogue Scale.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Function Improvement. Timepoint: Before intervention and two months later. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC).

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Physical medicine and rehabilitation researches center

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics Committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sceinces