Non-surgical Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis - a Comparison of Effects in 2200 Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether radiographic osteoarthritis severity (OA; Kellgren-Lawrence scale) is associated with self-reported improvement in pain after non-surgical treatments (physiotherapy, pain killers, injection, other treatments).

The hypothesis is that radiographic OA severity is inversely associated with self-reported improvement.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Cortisone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Not eligible for at total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ipsilateral knee arthroplasty