The Effect Of Massage And Aromatherapy On Knee Osteoarthritis

The Comparison Of Aromatherapy And Massage On The Severiety Of Pain? Fatigue And Morning Stiffness In Patients With Knee-Osteoarthritis in Shahrekord in 2016.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016062113768N8

Enrollment

Registered

2016-12-11

Start date

2016-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

osteoarthritis. Arthrosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Massage group ?addition physiotherapy receives ten session of twenty minutes of classic massage with 3cc of Sweet oil on knee within 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Aromatherapy group: addit

Treatment - Other

Massage group ?addition physiotherapy receives ten session of twenty minutes of classic massage with 3cc of Sweet oil on knee within 4 weeks.

Aromatherapy group: addition physiotherapy for 3 nights a week, , for a month, two drops of lavender essential on a cotton ball from 10 pm to 7 am done

Control group: for this group only physiotherapy used .

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:Having Osteoarthritis of grade 2 or 3 based on the grading system kellgren-lawrence; Approved osteoarthritis knee by Rheumatologist; Having the disease for at least 6 months and a maximum of 5 years; No history of local skin infections, open wounds; deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins in the areas of massage; Age between 40-65 years; Having a history of other autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis; No history of chronic diseases such as diabetes neuropathy; NSAID prescribed for knee pain during the study; Not taking medications intra-articular injection of 3 months ago; No history of knee surgery and severe trauma knee; No history of asthma and heart disease. exclusion criteria: Lack of follow-up ; exacerbation of symptom; Loss of smell.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Morning stiffness. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: MFI)) multidimensional fatigue inventory.;Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-VAS.	—

Measure

Time frame

Morning stiffness. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: MFI)) multidimensional fatigue inventory.;Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention-after intervention(fifth session)-after intervention(tenth session). Method of measurement: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-VAS.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFariba Kabiri

Shahrekord University Of Medical Science

ali20121968@yahoo.com+98 38 3333 8890

Outcome results

None listed

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