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Complex Āyurvedic Treatment in Osteoarthritis of the Knee Compared to Standard Care.

NCT01225133 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2015-03-31

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a complex āyurvedic diagnosis and treatment compared to conventional standard care in patients with OA of the knee.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Complex Ayurvedic Treatment

In the Āyurveda group treatment will be individualized according to the Āyurveda diagnosis and include manual treatments, massages, dietary advice, specific consideration of selected food items, nutritional supplements, āyurvedic lifestyle and yoga posture advice and daily self-applied knee massage.

OTHER

Conventional Care

Patients in the conventional standard care group will receive conventional standard care for OA of the Knee which includes self care advice, pain medication and intensified physiotherapy and follows the current international guidelines for OA of the knee.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr. · Charité Medical University Berlin

  • Claudia M Witt, Prof. Dr. · Charité University Medical Center Berlin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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