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A clinical trial to study the effect of appropriate pulse electromagnetic field on knee pain, functionality and cartilage (if any) in the patients suffering from osteoarthritis problem.

To check the effect of biophysically stimulated knee orthosis on pain, functionality and articular cartilage in persons with knee osteoarthritis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040147
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-02-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention1: PEMF based portable medical device: To see the effect of proposed PEMF device on the OA patients by creating two groups namely experimental and control. Experimental groups define the

Sponsors

Swayogya Rehab Solutions Pvt Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Primary OA Kellgren Lawrence Grade 1 -3 osteoarthritic patients. 2) Both male and female 3) Age 40-70 years 4) symptomatic disease for at least 6 months prior to enrolment 5) persistent pain despite receiving the maximal tolerated doses of conventional medical therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Persons fitted with pacemaker. 2) Any prior knee surgery. 3) Persons fitted with any metallic implants. 4) Osteoarthritic patients having Kellgren Lawrence grade as 4. 5) Persons who do not provide consent for participation. 6) Presence of any medical condition that can impart effect on proposed intervention. 7) Any knee deformities will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To monitor the effect on articular cartilageTimepoint: 2 months—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) To monitor the effect on knee pain using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 2) To monitor the effect of Knee functionality using Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) 3) To monitor the effect on change in patients life style using Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) 4) To Measure the knee functionality using GoniometerTimepoint: Proposed PEMF based medical device will be applied on each of enrolled patients (i.e. on the patients recruited in experimental group) daily for 45 minutes for 2 months of duration and the effect of applied PEMF therapy will be accessed on 1st, 5th, 15th, 30th, 45th and 60th day of the therapy. Additionally, after 2 months of application 4 months of patients follow-up is proposed.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPooja Kumari Jha

Swayogya Rehab Solutions Pvt Ltd

swayogya19@gmail.com9310207675

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026