Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who will be coming for the treatment of knee O.A in kaya chikitsa OPD and A-ATARC OPD. Patients who will be diagnosed as having knee O.A on the basis of their clinical and radiological features. Age: 31 to 60 years. Sex: Both Male & Female. Patients who have not taken any ayurvedic treatment earlier. Socio economic status: All Patients who will give consent to participate in the study. Radiological evidence of osteoarthritis of the knee joints up to grade3.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients below 31 years and above 60 years of age. Patients having severe destructive radiological changes. Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and infective arthritis. Patients who have joint-related diseases other than knee osteoarthritis (OA). Patients with history of trauma, septic arthritis and post traumatic knee pain etc. Patients with osteoarthritis of knee joint of grade 4 and other systemic disorders. Unwilling patients will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain intensity in affected joint: determined visual analogue scale. 2. Change in walking time for a fixed distance (pre &post comparison) Time Pre trial Post trial 3. Hantisandhi ( range of movement of knee joints pre and post comparison) 4. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis IndexTimepoint: Before trial, 30th day, 60th day, 90th day, after trial | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF KNEE (OA) using the Kellgren- Lawrence grading system 1. Joint Space Narrowing 2. Osteophytes Formation 3. Subchondral Bone Sclerosis Timepoint: Before trial, 30th day, 60th day, 90th day, after trial | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
State Ayurvedic College And Hospital, Lucknow