A Better Way to Decrease Knee Swelling in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Marmara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Other: Cold-pack; Other: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03806322

MU2019VT

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, we compared the effects of intermittent pneumatic compression along with conventional treatment and cold-pack treatment along with conventional treatment on clinical outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients diagnosed with knee OA according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and were considered as stage 2 and 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria were previous knee surgery, malignancy, circulation disorder, and conditions preventing exercise or causing muscle weakness, pregnancy, diagnosis of mental disorder, scar tissue, or metal implants.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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89 participants in 2 patient groups

Cold-pack Group

Experimental group

Description:

One group received ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, electrical stimulation, exercise, and cold packs

Treatment:

Other: Cold-pack

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression

Experimental group

Description:

The second group received ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, electrical stimulation, exercise, and intermittent pneumatic compression

Treatment:

Other: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression