Fin Wax Bath Therapy in Patients With Post-traumatic Stiffness of Knee Joint: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT06913439 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: MSRSW/Batch-Fall23/799
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Knee traumas termed as any injury or damage to the knee's joint which is caused by different factors like sports injury, accidents and by fall .Knee stiffness is a common complication of femoral and tibia fracture and injuries to the extensor mechanism of the knee.

Conditions

Stiffness; Sacroiliac

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• VISUAL ANALOG SCALE (VAS)

  The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) uses a 10 cm line with anchors like "no pain" and "worst pain imaginable", and the score is determined by measuring the distance (in mm or cm) from the "no pain" end to the patient's mark, ranging from 0 to 100

  12 Months

• OSTEOARTHRITS INDEX (WOMAC)

  The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a questionnaire used to assess functional disability in individuals with low back pain, with scores ranging from 0% (no disability) to 100% (maximum disability), and interpreted as follows: 0-20% minimal disability, 21-40% moderate, 41-60% severe, 61-80% crippling, and 81-100% bed-bound or exaggerated symptoms

  12 Months

Study Arms (2)

Exercise Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Diagnostic Test: Exercise Group

Parafin Wax Bath

EXPERIMENTAL

Combination Product: Parafin Wax Bath

Interventions

Exercise Group DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

technique was implemented with three sets of ten repetitions on each treatment occasion for a period of 3 days/ week for 8 weeks. In this group, the adjustable couch was used to treat the patients effectively. During MWM, position of the patients was prone lying and high sitting position with swinging bilateral leg out of the couch at available various range of motion of affected knee joint. In prone lying position, the therapist was stand just behind the patient towards the affected knee joint. The mulligan belt placed at proximal tibia ends which already wrapped with the lower back of the therapist. In high or couch sitting position, the therapist was sitting on rest chair. The method using of mulligan belt was same as in prone lying position. After stabilization, the mobilization with movement (MWM) started in order with the therapist mobilized the knee joint followed by active movement of knee joint performed by the patients

Exercise Group

Parafin Wax Bath COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Group B will receive Paraffin Wax Bath Therapy in combination with standard care exercises. In this treatment, the affected knee joint will be immersed in warm paraffin wax to deliver thermotherapy, which helps reduce joint stiffness, improve circulation, and enhance joint mobility. Each paraffin wax session will last 15-20 minutes. Following the thermotherapy, participants will perform standard care exercises targeting knee mobility, flexibility, and strength. These sessions will also occur 3 times per week over a period of 8 weeks.

Parafin Wax Bath

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-40 years.
• Both Male and female
• Fracture of the unilateral knee joint and around the knee managed with conservative treatment only.
• Subjects with post-traumatic stiffness of knee joint having a minimum of 70º knee flexion.
• Able to walk independently or with minimal assistance.
• Administer patient in study after 12 weeks of knee injury.

You may not qualify if:

• deformity of hip and knee.
• Implant at fracture and around fracture site.
• Subject having polyarthritis, bleeding disorders, tumors, local infection, peripheral vascular disease, leg-length discrepancy of more than one-half inch.
• History of knee replacement or other knee surgeries within the last six months.
• Presence of neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, multiple sclerosis) affecting gait or knee mobility.
• Known allergy or intolerance to paraffin wax therapy or other study interventions."

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Superior University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Shoukat ismail medical complex

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2025
• First Posted: April 6, 2025
• Study Start: March 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2025
• Study Completion: February 20, 2026
• Last Updated: April 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)