Performance score and pain in knee osteoarthritis patients receiving hyaluronic acid injection in various severity Osteoarthritis (OA) knee Hyaluronic acid (HA) Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IA-HA) High molecular weight (HMW) hyaluronic acid Kellgren and Lawrence (K-L) classification Visual analog scale (VAS) Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) Performance-based measures (PBMs).
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 50-80 years of age 2. Knee OA diagnosed by the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology and confirmed by radiological evidences 3. Pain score of > 30 mm on a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) after using oral medication for more than 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Secondary OA 2. Previous lower limb surgery within the last 6 months. 3. Have been treated with intraarticular HA injection for less than 12 months before the study. 4. Serious concomitant medical illness or major co-morbidity precluding aerobic exercise at 50-60%maximum heart rate or cannot walk 3 minutes continuously. 5. Bleeding tendency or using anticoagulant. 6. Major neurological conditions. 7. Inability to communicate or unwilling to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain on motion 6 months Visual analog scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain on motion 1 year Visual analog scale,Performance-based measures (PBMs) 6 months, 1 year Five times sit to stand (5XSST) , Time up and go (TUG), 3-minute walk test (3MWT),Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) 6 months, 1 year Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) index | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Chulalongkorn university