The Efficacy of Interferential Current Treatment on Knee Osteoarthritis

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Device: Interferential current

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04015323

19-5.1/24

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effects of different carrier frequencies of interferential current on pain and function in patients with knee arthrosis will be compared

Full description

60 patients with knee osteoarhthritis will be enrolled in the study. Subjects will be randomized to 3 groups. All patients will receive interferential currents to both their knees, with different carrier frequencies (2, 4 and 8 kilohertz (kHz) respectively). The effect of different types of carrier frequencies on pain, 10 meter walk test will be analysed.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 50-80 years
• Knee VAS pain scores ≥ 4
• Kellgren-Lawrence radiologic scores 2 and 3

Exclusion criteria

• History of knee surgery
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Paralysis of lower extremities
• Serious cardiovascular disease /presence of cardiac pacemaker
• Severe osteoarhthritis of lower extremity joints other than the knees
• History of newly diagnosed cancer (ın the last 6 months)
• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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61 participants in 3 patient groups

IFC Therapy 2 kHz Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 2 kHz

Treatment:

Device: Interferential current

IFC Therapy 4 kHz Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 4 kHz

Treatment:

Device: Interferential current

IFC Therapy 8 kHz Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 8 kHz

Treatment:

Device: Interferential current