WHIRLPOOL FOR OSTEOARHRITIS

Sponsor

Ufuk University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03299114

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

29.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Both neuropathic and nociceptive mechanisms may contribute to the OA pain experience. Aims:

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of warm whirlpool on pain, disability, quality of life (QoL) and sleep for patients with neuropathic pain.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Neuropathic Pain Osteo Arthritis Knee Sleep Disorder	Other: Whirlpool	N/A

Detailed Description

Whirlpool treatment method is used for medical and surgical conditions. In literature there are studies which recommend whirlpool therapy as a treatment for reducing pain in patients with osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of warm whirlpool on pain, disability, quality of life (QoL) and sleep for patients with neuropathic pain.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

60 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Investigator)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHIRLPOOL FOR PATIENTS WITH NEUROPATHIC PAIN DUE TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Actual Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2015

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2016

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Intervention Group Treated with warm whirlpool	Other: Whirlpool
Placebo Comparator: Placebo group Treated with sham whirlpool	Other: Whirlpool

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Intervention Group

Treated with warm whirlpool

Other: Whirlpool

Placebo Comparator: Placebo group

Treated with sham whirlpool

Other: Whirlpool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

visual analogue scale [one month]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Short Form-36 Health Survey [one month]
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index [one month]
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [one month]
DN4 [one month]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

50 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

suffering from knee pain at least 3 months
radiological manifestations considering were consistent with grade 3 and 4 knee OA due to Kellgren and Lawrence criteria had DN4 scores ≥4.

Exclusion Criteria:

lower extremity surgery history, knee infection inflammatory disease like rheumatoid arthritis back or pelvic pain related with knee pain another cause of polyneuropathy (diabetes mellitus, vitamin B 12 deficiency, toxic or neurological disease like stroke, spinal cord injury) lumbar disc herniation malignancy or active systemic disease.