knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 2 sessions per week for 3 weeks, subcutaneous mesotherapy with 1 ml of piroxicam and 2 ml of lidocaine2% in 6 acupuncture points around the knee along with exercis
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee based on the Kellgren Lawrence criteria aged between 40 and 70 years clinical symptoms for at least one month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have a history of knee surgery. Patients who have undergone rehabilitation treatments in the last 3 months due to knee pain. Existence of neurological disease, infectious disease, cognitive disorder, malignancy, cardiac and nephrology disease pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: before treatment, immediately after last session, one month after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale questionnaire.;The degree of knee disability. Timepoint: before treatment, immediately after last session, one month after treatment. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactParisa Taheri
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed