Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: TECAR: TECAR for 4 weeks.
Control Intervention1: Sham TECAR: Sham TECAR for 4 weeks
Control Intervention2: Conventional physiotherapy: exercises and modalities other than TECAR for 4 we
Sponsors
Alisha Paudel
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with knee pain aged between 40 to 75 years both male and female. Clinically diagnosed cases with knee OA Grade 2 and 3 according to Kellgren Lawrence classification from X ray. Patients with pain duration of more than 3 months. Participants expressing voluntary participation and providing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of recent knee injury operation and intraarticular injection within the last 6 months to 1 year Patients with any obvious knee deformity and limb length descrepency Known history of neurological infectious inflammatory or systemic diseases affecting lower limbs Patients with known history of cardiac pacemakers malignancies or contraindications for TECAR therapy Patients reported to undergo other physiotherapy treatments during the study period Chronic pharmacological treatment with corticosteroids or NSAIDs for 6 month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Disability Quality of lifeTimepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of Motion Muscle strength Functional performanceTimepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Pankaj Kumar Malik
Amity Institute of Health and Allied Science
Outcome results
None listed