Effect of Biomagnetic Therapy on Gonarthrosis

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00415662
• Other study ID #: HO 07/02
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 22, 2006
• Last updated: December 22, 2006
• Start date: June 2002
• Est. completion date: June 2006

Study information

• Verified date: December 2006
• Source: University of Lausanne Hospitals
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Switzerland: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In order to assess the effectiveness of biomagnetic therapy (PST) in the treatment of gonarthrosis, we conducted a randomized, double blind controlled clinical trial comparing one group of patients treated with PST and a second group of patients treated with conventional physical therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: June 2006
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 35 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 35 years old

• local symptoms over a period of at least one-year

• persistent symptoms despite non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

• informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• operative treatment in the last six months

• intra-articular injection in the last four months

• rheumatic disease

• homolateral coxarthrosis

• malignant disorder

• body mass index greater than 33%

• pregnancy

• inability to understand the visual analog scale

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Intervention

Device:
• Pulsed Signal Therapy (PST)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	HOSR	Lausanne

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lausanne Hospitals

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland,