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Clinical Study attributes
NCT Number
Trial Recruitment Size
660
Trial Sponsor
Clinical Trial Start Date
2013
0Primary Completion Date
2014
0Study Completion Date
2014
0Clinical Trial Study Type
Interventional0
Interventional Trial Purpose
Treatment0
Intervention Type
Device0
Intervention Name
Wearable pulsed electromagnetic fields0
Interventional Trial Phase
Not Applicable0
Official Name
Wearable Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Device in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: a Double Blinded, Randomized Clinical Trial0
Last Updated
February 9, 2015
0Allocation Type
Randomized0
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment0
Masking Type
Triple0
Masked Party
Investigator0
Outcomes Assessor0
Participant0
Study summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a wearable device using pulse electromagnetic fields on pain intensity reduction, measured by visual analogue score (VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), in patients affected by osteoarthritis Secondary aim is the evaluate the effect on knee effusion reduction, when present and to evaluate pain intensity changes corrected by pain threshold measured by pressure algometry.
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