Clinical Evaluation of Leech Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Hamdard University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Biological: Hirudinaria granulosa, qurse mafasil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02612974

2009/AD/JH/058

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study has been designed to conduct as Randomized comparative clinical study.

Full description

Two groups, group B received Qurse Mafasil tablet orally two tablets two times daily for 8 weeks while group A received Leech therapy once weekly for 8 weeks along with Qurse mafasil.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy,
• lactation,
• anaemia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Hirudinaria granulosa and Qurse mafasil are given

Treatment:

Biological: Hirudinaria granulosa, qurse mafasil

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Qurse mafasil only given

Treatment:

Biological: Hirudinaria granulosa, qurse mafasil