Sustained Acoustic Medicine for Osteoarthritis Pain

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare Sustained Acoustic Medicine treatment to topical pain relief gel for the symptomatic management of osteoarthritis. The study will measure pain and function scores for patients undergoing treatment.

Timeline

Start

2022-02-14

Primary completion

2026-05-01

Completion

2026-05-31

Publications

• Background Madzia A, Agrawal C, Jarit P, Petterson S, Plancher K, Ortiz R. Sustained Acoustic Medicine Combined with A Diclofenac Ultrasound Coupling Patch for the Rapid Symptomatic Relief of Knee Osteoarthritis: Multi-Site Clinical Efficacy Study. Open Orthop J. 2020;14:176-185. doi: 10.2174/1874325002014010176. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
• Background Best TM, Petterson S, Plancher K. Sustained acoustic medicine as a non-surgical and non-opioid knee osteoarthritis treatment option: a health economic cost-effectiveness analysis for symptom management. J Orthop Surg Res. 2020 Oct 19;15(1):481. doi: 10.1186/s13018-020-01987-x.
• Background Draper DO, Klyve D, Ortiz R, Best TM. Effect of low-intensity long-duration ultrasound on the symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Oct 16;13(1):257. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0965-0.
• Background Langer MD, Levine V, Taggart R, Lewis GK, Hernandez L, Ortiz R. Pilot Clinical Studies of Long Duration, Low Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound for Osteoarthritis. Proc IEEE Annu Northeast Bioeng Conf. 2014 Apr;2014:14789673. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972850.

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