Health Condition 1: M172- Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Experimental arm: Intervention is planned considering causation (trauma) rubric as main or first rubric and Repertorization done with help of Single step Elimination process of Repertor
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. All medicines will be procured from a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-certified firm. Management guidelines will be give
Sponsors
CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT FOR HOMOEOPATHY. RANCHI
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 50-70 years 2. Both sexes 3. Diagnosed knee osteoarthritis as per American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical/radiographic classification criteria, 30 (sensitivity 91%; specificity 86%) - history of trauma over knee, knee pain, stiffness less than 30 min, and crepitus on knee motion, osteophytes on a knee x-ray 4. Patients already undergoing regular oral or topical analgesics or NSAID therapy for painful episodes of osteoarthritis, provided the medications are stopped at least 2 weeks prior to study entry entirely 5. Literate patients; can able to read Hindi or English 6. Providing written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe degeneration of the knee joint with marked joint narrowing, varus or valgus deformity of the knee ( >12°), evidenced by imaging or other evidence and requiring surgical intervention 2.Non-ambulant patients 3. Self-reported joint disorders other than osteoarthritis (e.g., inflammatory joint disease, specific arthropathy, hyperuricaemia and/or gout, severe axis deviations or instabilities, joint or skin infections, joint prostheses of the lower limbs) 4. Intra-articular injections within 2 weeks before study entry 5. Transplanted knees 6. Recent significant knee surgery within the last 6 months 7. Patients who are too sick for consultation 8. Unwilling to take part and not giving consent to join the study 9. Unable to read the patient information sheet 10 Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting the quality of life 11. Pregnancy and lactation 12. Substance abuse and or dependence 13. Self-reported immune-compromised state, and 14. Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate group differences in Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) between the two groups over 3 months of intervention;Timepoint: Monthly Follow-up up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate group differences in quality of life measured in terms of EQ-5D-5L measures between the two groups over 3 months of intervention.Timepoint: Monthly Follow-up up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jignesh Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed