Two methods of treatment of women with bilateral

The investigation of the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and kinesiotherapy (KIN) on health status of women with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA): a randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-IIR-16008783

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2016-07-06

Start date

2016-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

two treatment groups:ESWT and KIN protocol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

40 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: female gender, minimum age of 40, ability to perform physical exercises, not currently receiving any physical therapy treatments for the knee OA condition, medication compliance (all patients were taking glucocorticoids at the time of the study), and the diagnosis of bilateral knee OA according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: unilateral knee OA, neurological disorders, cognitive limitations or history of cardiovascular, pulmonary or endocrinology disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
knee pain in VAS scale;Knee extension (KE) and knee flexion (KF) range of painless movement (ROM) in degrees will be measured bilaterally by goniometer (MSD Europe bvba, Londerzeel, Belgium);Six-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT);	—

Countries

Poland

Contacts

Public ContactPawel Lizis

pawel_lizis@poczta.onet.pl+48663793834

Outcome results

None listed

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