NCT06181955

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Osteoarthritis

Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Improving Functional Ability in Knee Osteoarthritis (Grade iv)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Saud University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study has examined the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy along with conventional physical therapy on functional ability in grade IV knee osteoarthritis. Intervention program was performed for four weeks. Conventional physical therapy included ultrasound therapy, isometric quadriceps, straight leg raising (SLR) and isometric hip adductor strengthening exercises. Functional ability was assessed using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) score.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy	The ESWT was performed by an ESWT instrument (Chattanooga) once a week for four consecutive weeks (a total of four sessions).
OTHER	conventional physical therapy	Conventional physical therapy consisted of ultrasound therapy and three types of knee-strengthening exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-06
• Primary completion: 2022-02-02
• Completion: 2022-04-27
• First posted: 2023-12-26
• Last updated: 2023-12-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia