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An Examination of the Value of Shortwave Diathermy and Hydrotherapy for Patients With Osteoarthritis of Their Knees

NCT00726492 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2008-08-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Osteoarthritis, a common disorder increasing in prevalence with advancing age, is particularly debilitating when the knees are affected. This study examined the value of hydrotherapy (exercise in water) and continuous short-wave diathermy (an electrical deep heat treatment) for the relief of osteoarthritic symptoms.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Continuous short wave diathermy (CSWD)

CSWD applied twice a week for 4 weeks

OTHER

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy (exercise in water) attended twice a week for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College Dublin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tara Cusack, MMedSc PhD · University College Dublin

  • Conor J McCarthy, MD · Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

  • Leslie Daly, BSc MSc PhD · University College Dublin

  • Mary F McAteer, MEd PhD · University College Dublin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-06-30
Primary Completion
2003-04-30
Completion
2003-04-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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