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IRCT20141216020330N2 IRCT 2024-04-21 Iran University of Medical Sciences The effectiveness of dry needling in knee osteoarthritis The effectiveness of hamstring muscle dry needling with routine physiotherapy on pain , flexibility and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis 2024-04-02 anticipated 38 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/72328 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: In this clinical trail, blocked randomization process will be used. there will be blocks of 4 in which the number of participants in each treatment group will be equal in blocks. The website"www.randomizer.org" will be used to create the blocks, blocks would be 6 series of 4 including the A and B letters. Letter A for the dry needling group and letter B standing for the control group. according to the calculated sample size, for selection of the blocks we will roll the dice and this randomized selection will repeat for 10 times, Blinding description: In this study assessor blinding method will be used, then the study will be single-blinded in the way that the assessor will not have any information about grouping of the participant. N/A Knee osteoarthritis. Intervention 1: Intervention group: including 10 sessions of treatment ,3 sessions per week, patients will recieve routine physiotherapy as electrical stimulation and mobilization manual therapy and therapeutic exercise and in 5 session as every other day the participants will have dry needling on 6 specific points of Hamstring muscle. Intervention 2: Control group: including 10 sessions of treatment ,3 sessions per week, patients will receive routine physiotherapy as electrical stimulation and mobilization manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. Yes - There is a plan to make this available What will be shared: All data is potentially shareable after de-identifying participants When: The access period starts 3 months after the results are published To whom: The data will be available only to researchers working in academic and scientific institutions Conditions: Everyone who conducts research on clinical studies can request access to documents and non-identifiable data for any type of statistical analysis related to the studies. Where to obtain: In order to access the documents, the applicants can visit the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Iran, located in Tehran, Mirdamad Square, Mader Square, Shahid Shah Nazari Street, or contact them via email at amiri.a@iums.ac.ir. How to obtain: After requesting documents, the applicant can receive the information within a week by coordinating through communication channels. Comments:
public Ali Amiri
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Iran
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1545913487 +98 21 2222 7124 amiri.a@iums.ac.ir Iran University of Medical Sciences scientific Ali Amiri
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Iran
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1545913487 +98 21 2222 7124 amiri.a@iums.ac.ir Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis diagnosis, grade 2-3 of KL(Kellgren-Lawrence) scale Reduced flexibility of Hamstring muscle Pain score of Min 2 units and Max 7 units of NPRS 45 years 65 years Both Acute inflammation and swelling in knee joint History of fracture in vertebral column or lower extremity in past 3 months History of surgery in any of lower extremities in past 3 months History of previous surgery in painful and osteoarthritic knee History of physiotherapy, acupuncture or intra-articular injection treatment through past 3 months Uncontrolled systemic or background disease like Diabetic or Rhumatoid Aethritis limiting activities of daily living Immune deficiency disease bleeding disorder ex: Hemophilia or Thalassemia Fear of dry needles Having at least 2 neurological signs Cancer Pregnancy M17 Osteoarthritis of knee, Hamstring, Flexibility and Dry needling Treatment - Other Treatment - Other Intervention group: including 10 sessions of treatment ,3 sessions per week, patients will recieve routine physiotherapy as electrical stimulation and mobilization manual therapy and therapeutic exercise and in 5 session as every other day the participants will have dry needling on 6 specific points of Hamstring muscle Control group: including 10 sessions of treatment ,3 sessions per week, patients will receive routine physiotherapy as electrical stimulation and mobilization manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and after 10 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Flexibility. Timepoint: Before intervention and after 10 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Measuring range of motion using goniometry by Straight Leg Raising Test and Active/Passive Knee Extension Test. Function. Timepoint: Before intervention and after 10 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Timed Up and Go Test, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score questionnaire. Iran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2023-07-23 Ethics committee of Iran university of medical sciences Hemmat highway next to Milad tower Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)