Actively Recruiting
Knee Osteoarthritis and Rehabilitation
Led by Karabuk University · Updated on 2024-05-29
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of articular cartilage that causes hypertrophic changes in bone. OA is a non-inflammatory progressive musculoskeletal disease and is one of the most common degenerative diseases in the general population. OA is characterized by progressive cartilage destruction in load-bearing joints, subchondral sclerosis, osteophyte formation, and some biochemical and morphological changes in the synovial membrane and joint capsule. Common symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are; Knee pain that increases with activity, limitation of normal joint movement of the knee, edema, and knee pain that begins with prolonged sitting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of laser treatment applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, function, muscle strength and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis who received PRP.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Knee Osteoarthritis and Rehabilitation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis by a specialist physician
- Received platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection by a specialist physician
- Have osteoarthritis in only one knee (unilateral knee OA)
- Classified as stage I to stage III in the Kellgren-Lawrence OA classification
- Aged between 18 and 65 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Classified as stage IV in the Kellgren-Lawrence OA classification
- Body mass index (BMI) over 40 kg/m2
- Poor cooperation with treatment or study procedures
- Presence of neurological or neuromuscular disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Karabük University
Karabük, Turkey (Türkiye), 78000
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sevde Nur AKTAŞ, MsC
CONTACT
M
Metehan YANA, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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