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Efficacy of Radial Shockwave Therapy for Treatment of Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02197962 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2016-10-05

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Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the results of 2000 impulses of radius shockwaves per week with 2000 placebo shockwaves on the treatment of pain and functional incapacity of patients with severe primary knee osteoarthritis, who did not satisfactory respond to previous conventional treatments.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Extracorporeal Radial shockwaves

Patients will receive 2,000 impulses of extracorporeal radial shockwaves or per week, with pressure of 2.5bar to 4.0bar, at the frequency of 8Hz. The impulses will be applied at the most painful site of the knee joint interface on manual palpation, for three consecutive weeks.

DEVICE

Placebo Radial Shockwaves

Patients will receive 2,000 impulses of placebo extracorporeal radial shockwaves per week, without any pressure, therefore no energy will be applied, at the frequency of 8Hz. The impulses will be applied at the most painful site of the knee joint interface on manual palpation, for three consecutive weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Marta Imamura

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marta Imamura, MD · Instituto de Medicina Fisica e Reabilitacao HCFMUSP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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