Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
1:high intensity with 2000 impulses extracorporeal shock wave therapy
2:low intensity with 2000 impulses extracorporeal shock wave therapy
3:low intensity with 4000 impulses extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Sponsors
Department of Rehabilitation, Aerospace Central Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with KOA according to the diagnostic criteria of American College of Rheumatology (ACR): 1. Aged >50 years; 2. Kellgren Lawrence (K-L) stage III and III; 3. Patients who will sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with metabolism-related arthritis; 2. Patients with a history of joint trauma; 3. Patients with a history of secondary inflammatory arthritis; 4. Patients received surgery in the involved knee joint; 5. Patients with a history of intraarticular knee injection in the past 6 months; 6. With severe primary cardiovascular disease, lung disease, or other serious diseases that affect survival; 7. Patients who have previously received extracorporeal shock wave treatment of knee joint.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; | — |
Countries
Chine
Contacts
Public ContactWeng Hao
Aerospace Center Hospital
Outcome results
None listed