CompletedNot Applicable

Primary Osteoarthritis Lumbar Spine: Establishing Its Cause, Pathogenesis and Treatment.

India154 participantsStarted 2021-07-01

Plain-language summary

The study was about a root cause of Primary Osteoarthritis Lumbar Spine producing disabilities in sitting, climbing and walking etc. In advance stage the person is bereft of his/her personal physical activities. The prevalent treatment is temporary and dis-satisfactory. A new treatment was designed and a trial was conducted on 154 patients (100 in the trial group, 50 in the control group) for a duration of six months.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age =\>30 and \<=90 years * Back/leg pain or both combined, which appears without any apparent cause, exacerbated by exertion and subsides by rest. * Presence of limited morning stiffness * No history of infection, inflammation or trauma to rule out secondary OA * Disability in sitting, climbing stairs or walking Exclusion Criteria: * Neckache * Frozen shoulder * Central obesity * Acute Lumbago * X-ray spine with no OA signs

What they're measuring

The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)

Timeframe: Change from baseline The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index Osteoarthritis score at 6, 12, 24 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05693415

SponsorKnee Pain Clinic

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-06-30

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