Comparison of Effect of Prolotherapy and Paraffin Waxes for Hand Osteoarthritis

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.

Timeline

Start

2018-12-14

Primary completion

2018-12-15

Completion

2020-03-15

Publications

• Background Dilek B, Gozum M, Sahin E, Baydar M, Ergor G, El O, Bircan C, Gulbahar S. Efficacy of paraffin bath therapy in hand osteoarthritis: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Apr;94(4):642-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.11.024. Epub 2012 Nov 24.
• Background Jahangiri A, Moghaddam FR, Najafi S. Hypertonic dextrose versus corticosteroid local injection for the treatment of osteoarthritis in the first carpometacarpal joint: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sci. 2014 Sep;19(5):737-43. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0587-2. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

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