NCT05151432

Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field and Pulsed Ultrasound in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

Combined Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field and Pulsed Ultrasound Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Horus University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be carried out to combine the effect of PEMF and PUT on pain, function, and ROM in patients with knee OA.

Detailed description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequent illnesses in the world, affecting the knee joint in particular. Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common cause of physical limitations and a decline in quality of life. OA of the knee affects 250 million individuals worldwide (3.6 percent of the population). According to the World Health Organization's study on the global burden of illness, knee OA is expected to become the eighth-most Ultrasound is one of the most often utilized and misunderstood treatment techniques. Ultrasound can help in the treatment or rehabilitation of musculoskeletal problems when utilized appropriately. When it is administered wrongly, however, the therapy provides little benefit at best, and at worst, the desired physiological effects are restricted or hindered. Electrotherapy is frequently used for the treatment of different musculoskeletal disorders, The most common types of electrotherapy are ultrasound (US), iontophoresis, laser therapy, electromagnetic therapy, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). To our knowledge, no previous clinical trials have combined the effectiveness of PEMF and PUST in the treatment of knee OA. Therefore, this study will be conducted to combine the efficacy of PEMF and PUST in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

• Osteo Arthritis Knee
• Ultrasound Therapy; Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Pulsed Ultrasound	Active US therapy will be administered using a device 4cm², 1- MHz US with a sound-head area of effective 4cm, radiating area of 3.5 to a beam non-uniformity ratio of cm². 5:1, and a therapeutic dose of approximately 112.5J/ That is, the pulsed US will be delivered for 9.5 minutes with a peak intensity of 1W/cm² at a 20% duty cycle, to achieve a spatial-temporal average intensity of 0.2W
DEVICE	Pulsed Electromagnetic field	The patient's knee will be placed between 2 plates coil applicator generating a magnetic field intensity of 1.5 mT and a frequency of 75Hz.
OTHER	Traditional exercise program	Stretching exercises, Isometric quadriceps exercise, Straight leg raising (SLR) exercise, Isometric hip adduction exercise, Hip abductor strengthening, Hip extensor strengthening, Hip external rotator strengthening
DEVICE	Sham Pulsed US & Electromagnetic field	The patients will receive Sham Pulsed US \& Electromagnetic field.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-07
• Primary completion: 2022-04-28
• Completion: 2022-07-06
• First posted: 2021-12-09
• Last updated: 2023-09-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt