Exercise therapy and patient education versus intra-articular saline injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: an evidence-based protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (the DISCO trial).

Elisabeth BandakAnders F OvergaardLars Erik KristensenKaren EllegaardJørgen Guldberg-MøllerCecilie BartholdyDavid J HunterRoy D AltmanRobin ChristensenHenning BliddalMarius Henriksen

Published in: Trials (2021)

www.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03843931 . Prospectively registered on 18 February 2019.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
high intensity
clinical trial
case report
physical activity
quality improvement
phase ii
ultrasound guided
combination therapy
resistance training
stem cells
platelet rich plasma
bone marrow
open label
body composition