Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Osteoarthritis

King Saud University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Other: conventional physical therapy; Other: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06181955

AWH/EC/03/2021/2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study has examined the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy along with conventional physical therapy on functional ability in grade IV knee osteoarthritis. Intervention program was performed for four weeks. Conventional physical therapy included ultrasound therapy, isometric quadriceps, straight leg raising (SLR) and isometric hip adductor strengthening exercises. Functional ability was assessed using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) score.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Grade IV primary knee Osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosed by an orthopaedic surgeon based on the Kellgren-Lawrence score

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary knee OA,
• rheumatoid arthritis,
• psoriatic arthritis,
• the presence of any red flags (metastatic growth, thrombophlebitis),
• neurologic or psychiatric impairments,
• tissue injuries of the knee joint,
• previous knee joint replacement or other surgeries in the knee joint,
• already received ESWT,
• Intra articular injection
• unable to walk independently

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

The participants in this group received Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in addition to conventional physical therapy.

Treatment:

Other: conventional physical therapy

Other: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants in this group received conventional physical therapy only.

Treatment:

Other: conventional physical therapy