knee osteoarthritis. Other primary gonarthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: control: cap celecoxib 100mg, 1-3 capsules per day (based on pain severity). Intervention 2: control: exercise(stretching for hamstring and calf muscle and strengthening for quadriceps
Treatment - Drugs
Rehabilitation
control: cap celecoxib 100mg, 1-3 capsules per day (based on pain severity)
control: exercise(stretching for hamstring and calf muscle and strengthening for quadriceps femoris)
intervention:
exercise(stretching for hamstring and calf muscle and strengthening for quadriceps femoris)
intervention :
cap celecoxib 100mg 1-3 daily(based on pain severity)
intervention:
knee taping
Sponsors
Isfahan Univercity of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: knee OA with radiological grade I,III or III (based on Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale); no presence of any inflammatory arthritis; no history of any injection at knee or any surgical intervention in this part within the last 6-month; no suspicion to other pathologies in the knee; not severe obesity; no instability of the knee joint; no cardiovascular disorders (due to cardiovascular side-effect of celecoxib); no trauma to the knee during the study; Exclusion criteria: allergic reaction to tape or any skin problem that prevents the tape; not following the treatment by patients; performing physiotherapy within treatment schedule
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: 0-3w-6w. Method of measurement: VAS Score.;Timed Up and Go. Timepoint: 0-3w-6w. Method of measurement: The patient is observed and timed while he rises from an arm chair, walks 3 meters, turns, walks back, and sits down again.;Step test. Timepoint: 0-3w-6w. Method of measurement: The Step Test involves stepping one foot on, then off, a block as quickly as possible in 15 seconds. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weekly mean of analgesics consumption. Timepoint: 0-3w-6w. Method of measurement: mean number of Celecoxib 100mg capsules consumpted at last week. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahboobeh Mashayekhi Asl
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed