NCT05657535

Pain Relief Effect of Low-intensity Continuous Ultrasound Stimulator for Knee Arthritis

Pain Relief Effect of Low-intensity Continuous Ultrasound Stimulator for Patients Suffering From Knee Arthritis; A Single-arm Pilot Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kyu Jae Lee · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test low-intensity continuous ultrasound stimulator(LICUS) for patients suffering from knee arthritis. it aims to evaluate the pain relief effect of LICUS. 35 participants were recruited, treated by LICUS on the knee joint for 5 minutes, 3 times a day for 4 weeks. This study has single group and is for a before and after comparison of clinical treatment.

Detailed description

Subject: 35 osteoarthritis patients Evaluation measure: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Method: A total of 35 subjects were selected in consideration of the dropout rate of 20%. Selected subjects were treated as a single group without randomization, and an appropriate amount of gel was applied to the knee OA pain area for 4 weeks. A blinded evaluation at baseline and after treat-ment was made. Primary outcome was pain on movement assessed by the VAS index. Secondary outcomes consisted of the WOMAC scores.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Low-intensity continuous ultrasound stimulator	Stimulation 5 minutes, 3 times a day for 4 weeks on the knee

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-11
• Primary completion: 2022-11-23
• Completion: 2022-12-06
• First posted: 2022-12-20
• Last updated: 2022-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea