Knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, drug treatment with 1 tablet of meloxicam 15mg once a day for 18 days and exercise therapy 3 times a day for 18 days, each for 20 seconds and 3 times
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary diagnosis of grade 2 and 3 OA based on ACR criteria, including radiological evidence, clinical examination and history Age =40 years The presence of dry knee symptoms and frequent daily pain since 6 months ago Symptomatic illness from at least 6 months ago Presence of pain with VAS =3 criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Intra-articular drug administration in the last 6 months Systemic treatment with corticosteroids or physical therapy in the last 6 weeks Cartilaginous consumption in the last 6 weeks Back radicular pains Knee pain caused by malignant, autoimmune and inflammatory pathology or caused by knee deformities such as genovarus and genovalgus etc. Patients who have a history of knee surgery Lack of cooperation and difficulty in referring and following the intervention process pregnancy Metal implant like heart pacemaker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. Timepoint: before, immediately and 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average pain intensity. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Physical performance. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.;Joint dryness. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.;Range of motion. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of the treatment. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSaeideh Safinataj
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed