The efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound combined TENS and therapeutic ultrasound on symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20171128002

Enrollment

148

Registered

2017-11-28

Start date

2016-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis ultrasound combined TENS ultrasound knee osteoarthritis WOMAC pain gait speed

Interventions

US&#45

TENS (symmetrical biphasic waveform&#44

frequency 32&#45

50 Hz&#44

pulse width 80 microseconds) for 10 minutes/session&#44

10 sessions on weekday,US (frequency 1 MHz&#44

power 1 watt/cm2) for 10 minutes/session for 10 sessions on weekday

Experimental Device,Active Comparator Device

TENS,US

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Knee OA diagnosed by American College of Rheumatology, aged 50-85 years NRS of knee pain >=5 of 10 able to walk

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: rheumatoid arthritis gouty arthritis of knee chronic back pain or tendinitis of knee knee arthroplasty patients with cardiac pacemaker history of using ultrasound having intra-articular injection within the past 6 months having contraindications to Ibuprofen

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC pain score 10 days 0-10	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gait speed 10 days meter/second	—

Contacts

Public ContactVilai Kuptniratsaikul

Mahidol University

vilai.kup@mahidol.ac.th0813408880

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026