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A Comparison of Manual Physical Therapy and Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT01427153 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2025-01-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare an orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) approach to a corticosteroid injection approach for the management of knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Orthopaedic manual physical therapy

OMPT consists of joint and soft-tissue mobilizations and the exercises that reinforce the manual techniques.

PROCEDURE

Corticosteroid Injection

Corticosteroid injection to the tibiofemoral joint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc · Madigan Army Medical Center

  • Gail Deyle, PT, DPT, DSc · Baylor University / Brooke Army Medical Center

  • Steven Allison, PT, PhD · Baylor University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
38 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-05-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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