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Efficacy of intra-articular ozone, steroid and dextrose in improving the symptoms of osteoarthritis knee

The comparative effectiveness of intraarticular steroid, ozone and prolotherapy in improving functionality, quality of life, pain and articular cartilage thickness in patients suffering from moderate knee osteoarthritis: A prospective observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096086
Enrollment
63
Registered
2025-10-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Dextrose-prolotherapy and ozone: Group B (Prolotherapy Group): will receive 3 doses of 10 ml of 25 % dextrose, in a 2-week interval Group C (Ozone Group): will receive 3 doses of 10 ml

Sponsors

AIIMS Kalyani
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinically diagnosed as an OA knee according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria 2. Radiographic Kellgren-Lawrence grades2 and 3 3. Knee pain with pain intensity of more or equal to 4 of 10 on a visual analoguescale,most days for at least 3 months, refractory to conservative treatments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe neurological or psychiatric diseases 2. History of any steroid injection within 3 months 3. Previous knee surgeries (unicompartmental or total arthroplasty, debridement arthroscopy, osteotomies) 4. Persons using anticoagulants or with bleeding disorders 5. Persons with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension 6. Any history of allergy or superficial skin infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analog scaleTimepoint: At baseline, after 1month, after 4 month and after 6 month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis IndexTimepoint: 1 months, 4 months and 6 months;Oxford knee scoreTimepoint: 1 months, 4 months, 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSouvik Bhattacharjee

AIIMS Kalyani

souvik.vicky@gmail.com7044544347

Outcome results

None listed

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