NCT03931811

Effects of Short Wave Diathermy Added on Dextrose Prolotherapy Injections in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ege University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Goal: To show the effects of short wave diathermy added on prolotherapy injections in osteoarthritis of the knee on pain, physical functioning and quality of life. Material and Methods: 63 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee with Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) class 2 or 3 were included in the study. Patients were randomized to two grous, first being dextrose prolotherapy+ short wave diathermy(SWD), and second being dextrose prolotherapy with sham SWD. Patients were injected with dextrose prolotherapy solutions in the beginning, 3rd and 6th week of the study, for a total of 3 times, and took 20 minutes of SWD after injection(true or sham). Western Ontorio and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Visual Analogous Scale for pain(VAS) and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)were applied before, after(6th week) and at the 3rd month of treatment.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Short wave diathermy	SWD group took short wave diathermy with specifications of 400 watt power output, 27.12 MHz frequency, 11.06m wave length, using condensators and electrodes of 12 cm diameter parallel to the knee for 20 minutes(Enraf-Nonius, Curapuls 970 Short wave diathermy device).
OTHER	Prolotherapy	Prolotherapy solutions were injected to the knee by a blinded physician in the group, using 25 gauge needle, with solutions being 6 ml 25 % dextrose (3 ml 20% dextrose + 3 ml 30% dextrose) for intraarticular, and 20 ml 15% dextrose (10 ml 0,9% NaCl + 10 ml 30% dextrose) for periarticular. Injection points wwere defined as medial collateral ligaments, adhesion points of quadriceps tendon, adhesion points of patellar tendon, tuberositas tibia, pes anserinus, lateral collateral ligaments, coronal ligaments, medial and lateral tibia plateaus. Patients were blinded to their treatment groups

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-04
• Primary completion: 2018-04-04
• Completion: 2018-04-04
• First posted: 2019-04-30
• Last updated: 2019-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)