Effect of Biomagnetic Therapy on Gonarthrosis

Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Device: Pulsed Signal Therapy (PST)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00415662

HO 07/02

Details and patient eligibility

About

In order to assess the effectiveness of biomagnetic therapy (PST) in the treatment of gonarthrosis, we conducted a randomized, double blind controlled clinical trial comparing one group of patients treated with PST and a second group of patients treated with conventional physical therapy.

Sex: All

Ages: 35+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least 35 years old
• local symptoms over a period of at least one-year
• persistent symptoms despite non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• operative treatment in the last six months
• intra-articular injection in the last four months
• rheumatic disease
• homolateral coxarthrosis
• malignant disorder
• body mass index greater than 33%
• pregnancy
• inability to understand the visual analog scale