osteoarthritis of the knee
Conditions
Interventions
TENS Group
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Sponsors
Aoyama Tomoki
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Confirmed knee osteoarthritis by X-ray examination. Pain that began minimum of 3-months ago before the onset of pain. Male or Female between the ages of 50 years or older. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients had a history of knee surgery. Patients had received an intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection within 6 months prior to enrollment. Patients were undergoing physical therapy. Patients had any other major joint pain (e.g., back, hip, or ankle). Patients had contraindications to TENS(pacemakers, dermatological conditions, and abnormal sensation in the knees). Patients had severe medical conditions (arteriosclerosis obliterans, malignant neoplasms, myocardial infarction) or neurological disorders (stroke, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, peripheral neuropathy due to severe diabetes). Inappropriate to enter this trial judged by the physician in charge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| stair climb test 6-minute walk test Time Up and Go test knee pain evaluated using the VAS Standup Test Two-Step Test Evaluation of psycholog ical state using questionn aire(HADS,PCS) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactKeisuke Yamada
Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University
Outcome results
None listed