Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Ultrasound Therapies , Knee Osteoarthritis

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: neuromuscular electrical stimulation application; Other: ultrasound therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03727256

No sponsor

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of ultrasound therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the muscle architecture and functional capacity of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

All participants who were satisfied with the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to one of two study groups: Group 1- ultrasound therapy group; Group 2 - the neuromuscular electrical stimulation group. Group allocation was randomized in two blocks of 30 sealed envelopes without external marks, which were mixed and numbered from 1 to 30, containing a piece of paper with the group allocation. The researchers responsible for outcome measures and ultrasonograhic measurements were blinded to the patients' diagnosis or intervention.

Enrollment: 103 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

1. Inclusion Criteria:

   Clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

2. Exclusion Criteria:

Cardiovascular diseases

Inflammatory diseases

Infectious diseases

Lower extremity weakness

Tumoral diseases

Knee surgery in the past six months

Intra-articular injection in the past six months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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103 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 patients

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients have grade 2 or 3 knee osteoarthritis ultrasound therapy

Treatment:

Other: ultrasound therapy

Group 2 patients

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients have grade 2 or 3 knee osteoarthritis neuromuscular electrical stimulation application

Treatment:

Other: neuromuscular electrical stimulation application