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A Crossover Designed Study to Evaluate Effects of Microcurrent Therapy on Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT03332914 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2019-08-13

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Summary

This crossover designed study evaluates the effects of microcurrent therapy on knee osteoarthritis. Ín a previous study patients were randomized into four different groups. Group 1 and 2 both received microcurrent therapy, but with different freqency and intensity parameters. Group 3 received treatment with the microcurrent treatment apparatus without current (sham). group 4 was a control group.

In the following, present study the controll group as well as the sham group will receive the microcurrent therapy (verum).

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

DEVICE

Microcurrent therapy

The microcurrent therapy will be applied with electrodes that are fixed around the knee. The two electrodes of channel A will be placed at the inner and outer side of the knee that is most affected by pain. The two electrodes of channel B will be placed above and below the patella. An apparatus with CE certificate will be used.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-02
Primary Completion
2017-11-27
Completion
2017-12-27

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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