Knee pain Arthralgia of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Ultrasound therapy (UT) with non-
drug gel combine with Trascutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS). Patients would be treated with new model of ultrasound machine that could provided the two treatment in the same time or simultaneous
painful stimulation range from 10 mA to 30 mA.,Ultrasound therapy with piroxicam gel (PhP) plus sham TENS. Sham TENS would be operated with the intensity of just above subjective sensory threshold tha
Experimental Device,Active Comparator Device
UltraTENS,PhP
Sponsors
Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a diagnosis of knee OA follow to the American College of Rheumatology criteria 2. Patients had a severity of mild to moderate degree of knee OA by Kellgren-Lawrence scores 3. Patients who had knee pain at 50-mm of VAS or more 4. Patients were willing to join the study and provided informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had a UltraTENS experience (could not blinded) 2. Patients who had a contraindication for treatment with UT or TENS 3. Patients who had a hypersensitivity to Piroxicam gel 4. Patients who had a history of surgery at knee joint 5. Patients who had an underlying disease of rheumatoid arhritis, gouty arthritis or other chronic systematic inflammatory disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knee pain two weeks a 100-mm VAS of knee pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee function two weeks Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactJariya Boonhong
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed