Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Resistive Capacitive Diathermy in Patients Affected by Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is a double-blind randomized sham-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of resistive capacitive diathermy in subjects affected by knee osteoarthritis in comparison with a "sham" d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients affected by Knee osteoarthritis established by clinical examination and X-ray in postero-anterior and lateral views
Exclusion
- Neurologic Disorders involving the lower limbs
- Systemic inflammatory disorders
- pace-maker implantation
- Severe heart disease
- Acute infections or bone tuberculosis
- Acute skin diseases
- History of surgery on the affected knee
- Cognitive or psychiatric disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01800955
Start Date
August 1 2012
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
April 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital "A. Gemelli", Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rome, Italy