NCT04406337

Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Versus High Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis

A Comparative Study of Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (Osteotron IV) Versus High Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To compare the effects of low intensity pulsed ultrasound with high intensity continuous ultrasound in knee osteoarthritis

Detailed description

Knee osteoarthritis is a common disorder affecting elderly and obese. Currently, there are 3 types of treatment; pharmacological, non-pharmacological and surgery. Though ultrasound, a non-pharmacological treatment, is increasingly used in knee osteoarthritis, the advantages and disadvantages of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) and high intensity continuous ultrasound (HICUS) are yet to be clarified. Therefore, a randomized control trial will be done to compare LIPUS and HICUS in participants with knee osteoarthritis presenting to Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yangon General Hospital, Myanmar.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Low intensity pulsed ultrasound	Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy will use ultrasound with frequency of 1.5 MHz, power intensity of 30 mW/cm\^2 (0.03 W/cm\^2 ) and 20% duty cycle.
DEVICE	High intensity continuous ultrasound	High intensity continuous ultrasound therapy will use ultrasound with frequency of 1 MHz, power intensity of 3 W/cm\^2 and 100% duty cycle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-01
• Primary completion: 2021-05-15
• Completion: 2021-06-30
• First posted: 2020-05-28
• Last updated: 2020-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Burma