High Intensity Laser Therapy (Classes IV) and Ibuprofen Gel Phonophoresis for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteo Arthritis Knee

Treatments: Other: High Intensity LASER Therapy; Other: Ibuprofen gel phonophoresis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04320914

MMDU/IEC/140E

U1111-1237-6893 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total of 80 patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) aged between fourty five and seventy years will be recruited by simple random sampling to participate in two group, randomized, double blind, controlled study. Recruited patients will be randomly divided in to two groups high intensity-laser therapy (HILT) group and ibuprofen gel phonophoresis (IGP) group. Duration of the treatment will be 8 minutes in one session/knee joint for each day for 3 days/week for 8 weeks.The pain and quality of life will be assessed at the baseline and at the end of 8-week post-intervention period.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with clinical knee OA according to the diagnostic criteria of ACR were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Unwillingness to participate in the study
• Recent history (within the last 3 months) of physical therapy to the same joint
• Recent history (within the last 3 months) of intra-articular procedure (injection and/or lavage) to the knee
• History of knee surgery/fracture
• Acute synovitis/arthritis including the infectious conditions
• Presence of malignancy
• Pregnancy
• Taking pain relief medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

High Intensity LASER Therapy group (HILT)

Experimental group

Description:

Fourty patients with chronic KOA in HILT group will receive Class IV LASER therapy. A Class IV LASER emits power more than 500 mW .

Treatment:

Other: High Intensity LASER Therapy

Ibuprofen gel phonophoresis (IGP) group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients with chronic KOA in IGP group will administered with continuous ultrasound set at a frequency of 1 MHz and an intensity of 1 W/cm2 was applied on a circular basis

Treatment:

Other: Ibuprofen gel phonophoresis