NCT00858416

Combined Vibrations, Passive Motion and Thermotherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Efficacy of Combined Local Mechanical Vibrations, Continuous Passive Motion and Thermotherapy in the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kineticure · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study evaluated the efficacy of combined mechanical vibrations, continuous passive motion and heat on the severity of pain in management of osteoarthritis of the knee

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Knee Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	"Kineticure System" followed by sham	20 minutes sessions with knee brace (integrated heating pad, a vibration unit and a foot pedal that delivers continuous passive motion) during the first 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks wash out and 4 weeks of sham device
DEVICE	sham followed by "Kineticure System"	sham device during the first 4 weeks then 2 weeks wash out period followed by 4 weeks for 20 minutes sessions with knee brace (integrated heating pad, a vibration unit and a foot pedal that delivers continuous passive motion)

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-04-01
• Primary completion: 2007-03-01
• Completion: 2007-03-01
• First posted: 2009-03-09
• Last updated: 2009-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States