NCT06418360

Efficacy of TECAR Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Evaluation of The Efficacy of TECAR Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the treatment efficacy of TECAR therapy, a modern application that has been increasingly used in recent years, compared to conventional physical therapy applications in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, according to the evaluation of the clinical findings of patients. Methods: A total of 54 patients, aged between 40 and 75 years, were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups received CPT. Group 2 received TECAR therapy in addition to CPT, applied three times a week for two weeks, for a total of 6 sessions. All patient's knee joint range of motion (ROM) was measured goniometrically, isometric quadriceps muscle strength was measured, and pain levels were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and disability levels were assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) before treatment, at the end of treatment, at 1 month, and at 3 months.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Energy Transfer Capacitative and Resistive Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	TECAR	Transfer Energy Capacitative and Resistive Therapy
DEVICE	conventional physical therapy; Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, hotpack	10 sessions of HP and TENS for two weeks, five times a week. HP was applied to the painful knee area for 20 minutes using a heating pad for superficial heating purposes. TENS was applied to the painful knee area for 20 minutes at 80 Hz frequency

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-13
• Primary completion: 2023-08-23
• Completion: 2023-11-23
• First posted: 2024-05-17
• Last updated: 2024-05-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)