knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
radial pressure wave
repetitive Pulse Magnetic Stimulation
Ultrasound therapy device
Sponsors
Waseda university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who was diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis at the N Clinic and was diagnosed with intra-articular edema, and received 5 times intra-articular injections of sodium hyaluronate (HA) at a pace of once a week, and whose intra-articular effusion does not improve even after arthrocentesis is performed before sodium hyaluronate, or patients whose joint effusion or synovitis does not improve even after treatment at other clinic for more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are undergoing two treatments at the same time, patients who continue to receive intra-articular HA injections, patients who have undergone focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy or other treatments (e.g., surgery, PRP therapy, APS therapy, MSC therapy, etc.) and whose therapeutic effects are thought to be involved, and patients with metabolic or infectious diseases such as RA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Investigate the amount of joint fluid punctured under the ultrasound (measure the amount of joint fluid before the start of treatment and the amount of joint fluid 5 weeks after the start of treatment) and the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of pain (VAS), measurement of knee joint circumference (base of the patella, mid-patella, joint fissure), evaluation of tenderness threshold (measured with an algometer),joint range of motion test (knee extension, knee flexion) measured with a goniometer,manual muscle strength test (knee extension, knee flexion) measured with a hand dynamometer Data analysis is performed using SPSS, which is a data analysis tool | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShinya Nakasato
N clinc medical office
Outcome results
None listed