A Comparison of Manual Physical Therapy and Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare an orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) approach to a corticosteroid injection approach for the management of knee osteoarthritis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01427153

Run by

Madigan Army Medical Center

People needed

156

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2019-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-27

Who can join

Age: 38 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All subjects must be eligible for care in the military health system
• Meet Altman's clinical criteria for knee OA
• Have English language skills sufficient to complete the WOMAC and GROC outcome instruments
• Be 38 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• Steroid injections or physical therapy treatment for their knee in the past 12 months
• Current or past history of rheumatoid arthritis or similar rheumatic condition
• Current or past history of gout or pseudogout of the knee
• Active infection in the knee within the past 12 months
• Other physical ailment or condition that is typically more limiting or painful than their knee OA during activities such as sitting, standing, walking, or stair climbing
• History of allergy or adverse effect to corticosteroids
• Cannot speak/read English adequately to understand and provide consent to participate in the study
• Pregnant or intending to become pregnant
• Military service members pending a medical evaluation board, physical evaluation board, equivalent discharge process, or on medical hold to determine long-term disposition. For non-military personnel, anyone that is pending or undergoing any litigation for this condition.
• Contraindication to receiving a corticosteroid injection (history of allergic or adverse reaction to steroid injection, history of multiple corticosteroid injections in that area even if not within last year, etc)
• Unable to give informed consent to participate in the study.

Where it is running

• Brooke Army Medical Center — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• Madigan Army Medical Center — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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