Osteoarthritis. Other primary gonarthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group1: Sham group received massage on non-specific acupoints in Knee every other day during 10 sessions. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Acupressure for 10 sessions
Placebo
Rehabilitation
Intervention group1: Sham group received massage on non-specific acupoints in Knee every other day during 10 sessions.
Intervention group 2: Acupressure for 10 sessions every other day, just one minute on any of the 8-acupoint on the knee(ST34,ST35,ST36,SP9,SP10,GB34,EX-LE2,EX-LE4) performed.
control group: without intervention, only continued to current nursing home treatments
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:The elder over 60 years old; Having one or both knee osteoarthritis knee pain that they have at least 6 months of diagnosis; No pain severe that above score of 90% based on Visual Analogue Scale; No history of disease-related surgery (replacement and repair) on the knee joint; Having of consciousness, hearing ability and speech acceptable on the basis of Abbreviated Mental test Score; According to case documents, non-acupressure contraindications, such as: the open wounds, cancer and signs of serious psychological disorders; Non-severe chronic diseases such as insulin-dependent diabetes, cancer, lupus, according to the case documents; Non-Injection the knee joint during the 30 days prior to the intervention or plan to inject until the end of the study period; Non drug addiction; Satisfaction to participate in the study. exclusion criteria: Lack of interest in continuing to work for any reason; Leaving the institution, died or exacerbation leading to hospitalization; Acute disease or condition that is contrast with the intervention; Injected into the knee joint during the intervention period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Preintervention and postintervention. Method of measurement: WOMAC.;Stiffness. Timepoint: preintervention and postintervention. Method of measurement: WOMAC.;Function. Timepoint: Preintervention and postintervantion. Method of measurement: WOMAC. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNabi Akbarnezhad
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Outcome results
None listed