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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatments (Individualized, Standardized acupuncture) for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
This study aims to evaluate various methods of measuring pain relief in subjects who have chronic OA of the knee. After a 1 week of wash-out from existing therapy, subjects will be treated in a blinded fashion for 1 week with either naproxen (3 days at 250 mg twice a day followed by 4 days at 500 mg twice a day) or placebo. After the first week of treatment, subjects will have another week of wash-out followed by a second period of 1 week of the alternate treatment. Subjects will not be allowed to use oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or other oral analgesics, or topical medications on their target knees during the study. Acetaminophen will be allowed as a rescue medication.
The study evaluates implant survival in total joint arthroplasty of the Trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint by monitoring the survival of different implant types using radiostereometry (RSA) evaluation of the implants.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate performance of the Vanguard 360 revision knee system utilizing offset on either the tibial component, femoral component, or both in terms of the restoration of mechanical alignment, clinical outcomes and survivorship.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of SI000413 in patients with knee osteoarthritis by orally administration and to determine optimal dose.
A. Background. Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, suffer from a combination of pain, stiffness, joint instability, swelling and muscles weakness. This leads to decrease in quality of life, Active Daily living (ADL) and increase of medical services consumption in the community. OA of the knee, Is one of the world's common musculoskeletal disorder (18% among women and 10% among men). 80% of patients with OA of the knee suffer from decrease in mobility and 20% of them suffer an inability to perform everyday activities. Physical therapy training includes exercises for OA patients (Mild to Severe degree) is the cornerstone of non medicinal treatment. This training aimed to pain reduction, improved functioning and participation in family and working social life. Physical training with exercises can enhance physical capabilities such as: muscular strength, range of motion, balance, proprioception and cardiovascular performance. Other benefits are improving mobility, reducing risk of falls and body weight and improvement in psychological condition. B. Purpose The purpose of this research is to check the effectiveness of treatment in the framework of "knee Osteoarthritis project" compared to conventional Physical therapy in physical functioning, pain and quality of life scales, among patients over the age of 60 who suffer from OA of the knee . C. Research method A comparative non blinded, clinical trial will be conducted. This research will include 60 independent patients divided into equal groups: Intervention group will be trained in "knee Osteoarthritis project" (in which patients receive 6 individual treatments and 6 Group treatments). Control group will be treated with conventional physical therapy, which includes 12 individual treatments. Effect of the treatment will be evaluated by: 1. WOMAC questionnaire- used to evaluate function and pain. 2. EQ-5D questionnaire for evaluating the quality of life. 3. Time up and go test- a Common functional test. This Questionnaires and test will be Performed before and after the study. D. Study hypothesis Physical therapy treatment within the framework of "knee Osteoarthritis project" is favor than the treatment of the conventional Physical therapy. Therefore the investigators expect much improvement in terms of pain, physical functioning and quality of life among intervention group compared to control groups.
Resistance exercise plus vascular occlusion may induce greater improvements in strength and muscle mass than resistance training alone. The investigators speculate this training strategy could be beneficial in patients with osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is a progressively degenerative disease resulting in increasing pain, impairment and ultimately disability. While the available treatments seek to ameliorate pain or improve mobility, these treatments rarely modify the course of the disease, but rather attend to its consequences. For early stage osteoarthritis, treatment is largely limited to addressing the symptoms of inflammation with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs do not stop the progression of the condition or regenerates damaged cartilage. This is a randomized and open labelled study aimed to determine the efficacy of intra-articular implantation of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the major health problems and their prevalence has increased in recent decades. It has been shown that OA causes negative effects on sleep and that these changes in sleep see to be correlated with the function and physical performance of patients with OA. However, no study to date has demonstrated the effects of sleep changes in sensorimotor control and systemic inflammatory response in patients with OA. The objective of this study is to assess the influence of sleep changes in sensorimotor control (postural and neuromuscular control) and inflammatory markers (cytokines) in patients with knee OA grade I or II. Participate in this study, 60 male volunteers, aged between 40 and 65. These volunteers will be divided into four groups: Group 1 (n = 15): Osteoarthritis and good quality sleep, Group 2 (n = 15): Osteoarthritis and poor quality sleep, Group 3 (n = 15): Without good and Osteoarthritis quality of sleep, Group 4 (n = 15): Without Osteoarthritis and poor quality of sleep. All volunteers will perform a polysomnography to detect the presence or not of changes in sleep. Further testing on the isokinetic dynamometer to evaluate the acceleration time, maximum isometric torque and isokinetic concentric and eccentric maximum quadriceps muscle strength and a submaximal test to evaluate neuromuscular control. Also there will be a test on the force platform to assess the uni-and bipedal postural control, as well as respond to the WOMAC questionnaire that assesses the quality of life in patients with OA. Blood will be collected for analysis of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-10, TGF-beta). The significance level is 5% (p ≤ 0.05).
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Torino II device, which emits a pulsed electromagnetic field), will help to decrease pain and swelling after knee replacement surgery, and thereby decrease the use of narcotic medications after surgery.