Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Females after menopause upto 70 years 2.Patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria according to the American College of Rheumatology Criteria 3.Patients having Radiologic changes of the knee in the images by the X-ray [Kellgren-Lawrence Index for Radiological Findings upto grade III] 4.Patients with controlled Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension 5.Patients willing to join the study and sign the informed consent form. 6.Patients having the lakshana of Sandhigatavata as per the classic will be selected for the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients under HRT 2.Patients under NSAID-s for more than 6 months 3.Patients having auto-immune related joint disorders like Multiple sclerosis, RA, Polymyalgia rheumatica 4.Severe deformities secondary to any other complaints like Rheumatoid arthritis,gout ,etc 5.Other systemic illness like Hypothyroidism,Metabolic syndrome, Ulcerative colitis etc 6.H/o Any trauma or fracture to the joints in the previous 6 months 7.Carcinoma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the efficacy of Sandhigatavata Treatment Protocol in reducing the signs and symptoms of Post-menopausal Knee joint Osteoarthritis using WOMAC scale and Kellgren-Lawrence Index for Radiological Finding Objective Criteria-Kellgren-Lawrence Index for Radiological Findings[upto Grade III] Subjective Criteria -WOMAC scale,VAS and Shoola,Shopha and Vedana on Prasarana and Akunchana Timepoint: 1st assessment on day 1 2nd assessment on day 29 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Amrita School of Ayurveda