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Effect of functional dry needling on knee pain patients

Effect of functional dry needling on quadriceps muscle in OA knee patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048199
Enrollment
42
Registered
2022-12-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: functional dry needling: Total 10 sessions will be given out of which 5 sessions will be of functional dry needling plus exercise protocol. Before starting with needling session, the ar

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Males and females diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Any history of lower extremity surgery or fracture. 2 Had taken intra-articular injection in the past 3 months. 3 Subjects with any knee pathology. 4 Subjects with history of radiculopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dynamometer Timepoint: Baseline and post 10 sessions of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Western Ontario and mc master universities osteoarthritis index Scale (WOMAC) Visual analouge scale (VAS) Timepoint: Baseline and post 10 sessions of intervention Baseline and post 10 sessions of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rashmi Kanojia

SVKMs NMIMS , SUNANDAN DIVATIA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

Mansi.Bhartiya@nmims.edu9867512415

Outcome results

None listed

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