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Extracorporeal Focused Shock Wave Therapy for Primary Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02904785 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Extracorporeal Focused Shock Wave Therapy reduces knee pain and enhance function in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

  • Unilateral Primary Osteoarthritis of Knee

Interventions

DEVICE

Extracorporeal Shock Waves

DEVICE

Sham Extracorporeal Shock Waves

OTHER

Physical activities

Patients receive instructions for physical activities for strengthening of femoral quadriceps and stretching of hamstring muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Linamara R Battistella, PhD, MD · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-10-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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