Comparison of Effect of Prolotherapy and Paraffin Waxes for Hand Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-03-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Patients with hand osteoarthritis will be randomized into two groups, paraffin wax and prolotherapy group. Patients will be evaluated before and after treatment , after 2 weeks 4 weeks and 3 months after treatment. Evaluation parameters are visual analog scale, Duruoz hand index scales, grip strength, lateral pinch, two point pinch and three point pinch strengths.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hand osteoarthritis defined according to American College of Rheumatology criteria

• Older than 40 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• De quervain tenosynovitis

• Dupuytren's contracture

• Secondary osteoarthritis due to Rheumatoid arthritis, chondrocalcinosis, Psoriatic arthritis, hemachromatosis

• Trigger finger