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Effects of Ultrasound Therapy on Cartilage Healing in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00931749 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2010-06-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of low intensity ultrasound therapy over the cartilage morphology (thickness and volume) of patients with mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy

1 MHz, Spatial Average Intensity of 0.2 W /cm2, pulsed duty cycle 20%, 9.5 minutes, Therapeutic dose= 112.5 J/cm2. Fixed application on the medial side of the knee joint. Three sessions per week, during 2 months ( 24 sessions)

DEVICE

Sham Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy

The Ultrasound device will not have the transducer´s crystal, so no ultrasonic energy will be provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Norma J MacIntyre, PhD · McMaster University

  • Julie Richardson, PhD · McMaster University

  • Karen Beattie, PhD · McMaster University

  • Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez, MD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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