The Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on People With Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and or Chronic Pain

Omron Healthcare

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Knee Pain

Treatments

Device: electrical stimulation

Device: Sham

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

HDV-CDD-180139

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of TENS at the knee pain.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

45+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male or Female between the ages of 45 years or older
Ultrasonography scale of 0-3 for grading of primary Knee OA of the knee(s)
Pain perceived as a minimum of 3/10 on a 0-10 pain scale with 24 hours of the each visit
No phobia of electrical stimulation
No pain or anti-inflammatory medication will be taken during study
OA and or Chronic knee pain, Injury/pain that began minimum of 6- weeks before the beginning of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy
Diabetes Mellitus
Neuropathy
Smoker
Uncontrolled HTN
Past surgery in the region to be treated by TENS or had received an intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection within 6 months prior to enrollment
Arthritis (RA) in the area to be treated by TENS
Allergic to tape/electrodes
Dementia
History of knee joint replacement or tibial osteotomy
Undergoing physical therapy
Any major joint pain (e.g., back, hip, or ankle) that could limit functional ability
Contraindications to TENS (pacemakers, dermatological conditions, and abnormal sensation in the knees)
Severe medical or neurological conditions (e.g. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerosis obliterans, cerebrovascular accident, lumber disc, herniation, and rheumatoid arthritis)
The subject does not utilize stairs in daily living
The subject is unable to walk without ambulatory assistive devices.