NCT06432842

Knee Osteoarthritis and Rehabilitation

Knee Osteoarthritis and Lazer Therapy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Karabuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of articular cartilage that causes hypertrophic changes in bone. OA is a non-inflammatory progressive musculoskeletal disease and is one of the most common degenerative diseases in the general population. OA is characterized by progressive cartilage destruction in load-bearing joints, subchondral sclerosis, osteophyte formation, and some biochemical and morphological changes in the synovial membrane and joint capsule. Common symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are; Knee pain that increases with activity, limitation of normal joint movement of the knee, edema, and knee pain that begins with prolonged sitting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of laser treatment applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, function, muscle strength and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis who received PRP.

Detailed description

OA is a non-inflammatory progressive musculoskeletal disease; damage begins in the cartilage and causes changes in the joint structure over time. Although intra-articular injection approaches have been frequently used in the treatment of OA recently, intra-articular injections known as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) have also started to be used frequently. Today, the areas of use of laser therapy have increased. When the laser beam is applied, it is absorbed by the tissue or scattered back. Laser has photochemical, thermal and ionizing effects on tissues. Laser has an analgesic effect by increasing endorphin synthesis and reducing C nerve fiber activation. Laser indirectly increases microcirculation by increasing temperature in the tissue. Although there are various studies on treatment options for OA in the literature, no studies have been found to investigate the effectiveness of laser treatment applied in addition to conventional treatment after PRP. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of laser treatment applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, function, muscle strength and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis who received PRP.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Laser Treatment	In the study group, low-dose laser treatment was applied in addition to conventional treatment. Chattanoga Group Therapeutic Laser device was used for laser treatment. Laser treatment was applied to 8 sensitive points around the knee for 1 minute, for a total of 8 minutes. Laser treatment was applied continuously, with a wavelength of 830nm and a power of 6J.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2024-05-29
• Last updated: 2024-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)