Effects of Joint Effusion on Quadriceps Muscle

NCT01314820 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2011-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present study investigated whether the presence of fluid in the joint affected peak torque and the root mean square (RMS) values of surface electromyography (EMG) in patients symptomatic for osteoarthritis (OA).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

normal saline injection

20 cc normal saline injection into knee joint

OTHER

sham injection

no saline injection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Catholic University of Korea

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jongin Lee, M.D · Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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