Extra-articular knee pain and efficacy of tender-point stretching

Extra-articular knee pain and efficacy of tender-point stretching - Extra-articular knee pain and efficacy of tender-point stretching

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016211

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-01-15

Start date

2014-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis (OA)

Interventions

(Phase 2a) Tender-point stretching 3 times a week on an outpatient basis. (Phase 2a) Ultrasound stimulation 3 times a week on an outpatient basis. (Phase 2b) Instruction for tender-point stretching at

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with knee pain resisted to conventional conservative treatments for more than 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No minor is included. Patients with cognitive impairment and auditory disorder are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
(Phase 1) Physical findings and patient-based subjective assessment before and after intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection. (Phase 1) Physical findings and patient-based subjective assessment before and 3 months after intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(Phase 1) Radiographic findings (Phase 1) Simple patient-based subjective assessment 1.5 months after intervention.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshifumi Watanabe

Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

watanabe.orj@tmd.ac.jp03-5803-4020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026