Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Phenol group
Sponsors
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age 18 years or above at the time of the study - Chronic knee pain greater than 3 months, with NRS > 5/10; - Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (confirmed by the report of a radiologist), stage 2 to 4 of Kellgren–Lawrence; - No scheduled knee surgery in the last 03 months - Patient having benefited from at least one well-conducted conservative treatment (NSAIDs, Visco-supplementation, Corticosteroids, physiotherapy, etc.) without satisfaction for 1month
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Acute knee pain with signs of local inflammation - Skin lesions at treatment sites - Visco-supplementation or corticosteroid therapy carried out less than 3 months previously - Known connective tissue disease of the knee - Follow-up for neuropsychiatric disorders - Anticoagulant treatment in progress - Cardiac pacemaker - Poor physical condition - Physical disability - Patient with complex regional pain syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Knee pain: NRS -Knee function: WOMAC score and Oxford Knee Score (OKS) -Pain medication Consumption: Quantitative Analgesic Questionnaire (QAQ) -Quality of life : SF-12 questionnaire, PROMIS questionnaire -Central Sensitization Inventory -Quantitative analysis of walking (QAW) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - D1: NRS, AQM - D2: NRS, QAQ - D30: NRS, WOMAC, OKS, QAQ, SF-12, PROMIS - D90: NRS, WOMAC, OKS, QAQ, SF-12, PROMIS - D360: NRS, WOMA, OKS, QAQ, SF-12, PROMIS | — |
Countries
Cameroon
Contacts
Public ContactGaspary Fodjeu
University of Yaounde 1 and Universite Catholique de Louvain
Outcome results
None listed