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An RCT comparing Effectiveness of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Trigger Point Dry Needling In Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis

ââ?¬Å?Effectiveness of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Trigger Point Dry Needling In Tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trialââ?¬?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/05/042523
Enrollment
180
Registered
2022-05-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee

Interventions

Intervention1: Trigger point Dry Needling: Solid sterile needles are inserted to myofascial triger points using clean field methods and withdrawn after seconds to minutes. No medicine is delivered. Fr

Sponsors

Subhanjan Das
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Mild to moderate2 clinically diagnosed primary tibiofemoral OA as per ACR criteria6 2. Patients of both sexes 3. Age 50 ââ?¬â?? 65 years1 4. Chronic pain in the knee >3 months19 5. Unilateral symptoms 6. Ability to walk without support for 6 meters.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of surgery of the painful knee. 2. History of severe or permanent injury/pathology (other than osteoarthritis) in the lower limb. 3. History of surgery of the lower limb in the preceding six months 19 4. Had received physiotherapy, manual therapy or any other local therapy that can affect the treatment efficacy or outcome in the preceding 2 months 19 5. Peripheral neuropathy or sensory loss around the treatment area. 6. Those who had received oral steroids, opiate treatment in the past 6 months 34 7. Patients with contraindications and concerns related to dry needling as listed out in 2013 APTA resource manual of dry needling. 11 8. Acute exacerbations 9. Malignancy or severe systemic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS)Timepoint: Pre intervention: Day 1 before therapy Post intervention: 6 weeks Follow up: 4 Weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
PPT via algometer. Pressure Pain Threshold of fixed points will be measuredTimepoint: Pre intervention: Day 1 before therapy Post intervention: 6 weeks Follow up: 4 Weeks;PPT via algometer. Pressure Pain Threshold of fixed points will be measuredTimepoint: Pre intervention: Day 1 before therapy Post intervention: Day 14 Follow up: 4 Weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prema Kulkarni

Garden City University

kulkarniprema9@gmail.com08967549104

Outcome results

None listed

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