NCT01343147

Deep Versus Superficial Heating in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Deep Versus Superficial Heating in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: a Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Heat therapy is frequently prescribed to patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). Deep hyperthermia via localized microwave diathermy is effective in several musculoskeletal painful conditions. However, the efficacy of superficial heating is controversial. Furthermore, no clinical trials have yet directly compared the effects of these treatment modalities in knee OA. Hence, the purpose of the present study is to compare the effects of deep and superficial hyperthermia, induced via microwave diathermy and hot packs, respectively, on pain and function in patients with symptomatic knee OA.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Microwave diathermy	Deep tissue heating via microwave diathermy
OTHER	Superficial hyperthermia	Superficial heating via hot pack application

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2010-07-01
• Completion: 2010-07-01
• First posted: 2011-04-27
• Last updated: 2014-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy