Tecar Therapy in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07438392
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tecar therapy on pain, physical function, and physical capacity in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Tecar Therapy (Targeted Radiofrequency Therapy) on Pain, Physical Function, and Physical Capacity in Patients With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Osteearthritis
- Interventions
- Other: Tecar Therapy
- Other: ShamTecar Therapy
- Other: conventional physical therapy
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
- Start date
- 2026-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-07-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 40 Years to 75 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Kellgren-Lawrence stage 2 or 3 knee osteoarthritis * Patients with bilateral knee pain for at least 6 weeks * Male and female patients aged 40-75 * Patients who accept and sign the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Those who have received physical therapy for knee pain in the last 6 months * Those who have received intraarticular injection treatments such as hyaluronic acid, PRP, or steroids for knee pain in the last 6 months * Those who have undergone knee surgery for any reason * Those with inflammatory arthritis * Those with existing neurological, cognitive, or psychiatric disorders * Those with pacemakers * Those with a history of malignancy * Those with local vascular or sensory impairment * Those with local or systemic infections * Those with open wounds on the skin * Pregnant or breastfeeding
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07438392