knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis, unspecified site
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients with a definite diagnosis of osteoarthritis based on diagnostic criteria by a specialist doctor Age range between 45 and 75 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The presence of simultaneous severe diseases such as metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases Severe infection Pregnancy and breastfeeding and abnormal liver tests History of old fracture or knee surgery Rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative and seropositive arthropathy History of intra-articular injection in the last 6 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee pain. Timepoint: The first, third and the first, third and sixth weeks after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Based on VAS and WOMAC Patients' pain is measured through the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) questionnaire and their performance through the Womac (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index) questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences