The Efficacy of Interferential Current Treatment on Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT04015323

Last Updated: 2020-07-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-01

Study Completion Date

2019-12-01

Brief Summary

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The effects of different carrier frequencies of interferential current on pain and function in patients with knee arthrosis will be compared

Detailed Description

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60 patients with knee osteoarhthritis will be enrolled in the study. Subjects will be randomized to 3 groups. All patients will receive interferential currents to both their knees, with different carrier frequencies (2, 4 and 8 kilohertz (kHz) respectively). The effect of different types of carrier frequencies on pain, 10 meter walk test will be analysed.

Conditions

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Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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IFC Therapy 2 kHz Arm

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 2 kHz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interferential current

Intervention Type DEVICE

An electrotherapy current with different carrier frequencies

IFC Therapy 4 kHz Arm

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 4 kHz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interferential current

Intervention Type DEVICE

An electrotherapy current with different carrier frequencies

IFC Therapy 8 kHz Arm

Subjects in this group will receive interferential current to their knees with a carrier frequency of 8 kHz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interferential current

Intervention Type DEVICE

An electrotherapy current with different carrier frequencies

Interventions

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Interferential current

An electrotherapy current with different carrier frequencies

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 50-80 years
* Knee VAS pain scores ≥ 4
* Kellgren-Lawrence radiologic scores 2 and 3

Exclusion Criteria

* History of knee surgery
* Inflammatory arthritis
* Paralysis of lower extremities
* Serious cardiovascular disease /presence of cardiac pacemaker
* Severe osteoarhthritis of lower extremity joints other than the knees
* History of newly diagnosed cancer (ın the last 6 months)
* Cognitive impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ege University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Benil Nesli Ata, MD

Principal Inversitagor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Benil N Ata, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ege University

Locations

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Ege University School of Medicine

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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19-5.1/24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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