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Trial reportRheumatology international2013

Comparison of the efficacy of ketoprofen phonophoresis, ultrasound, and short-wave diathermy in knee osteoarthritis.

Ahmet Boyaci, Ahmet Tutoglu, Nurefsan Boyaci, Rifat Aridici, Irfan Koca

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. [Knee joint pain with signs of arthrosis].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmet BoyaciDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harran University Medical School, Yenisehir Kampusu, 63100, Sanliurfa, Turkey, drboyaci@hotmail.com.
Ahmet Tutoglu
Nurefsan Boyaci
Rifat Aridici
Irfan Koca
Harran University · TRGaziantep University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of three different deep heating modalities: phonophoresis (PH), short-wave diathermy (SWD), and ultrasound (US), in knee osteoarthritis. Patients who consented to participate in the study were randomly divided into the following three groups. Group 1 (n = 33) received PH, Group 2 (n = 33) received US, and Group 3 (n = 35) received SWD. These deep heating therapies were applied by the same therapist. Each therapy began with 20-min hot pack application. Each of the three physical therapy modalities was applied 5 days a week for 2 weeks (a total of 10 sessions). The patients were evaluated using visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest, 15-m walking time, and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) both before and after the treatment. Moreover, at the end of the treatment, both the physician and the patient made an overall evaluation, by rating the treatment efficacy. The results of the study showed that VAS, 15-m walking time, and WOMAC parameters were improved with all three deep heating modalities, and all the three modalities were effective. However, there was no significant difference between the three modalities in terms of efficacy. There was also no significant difference between the three groups in terms of post-treatment general evaluation of the physician and the patient. The present study is the first to suggest that choosing one of PH/US/SWD therapy options would provide effective results and none of them are superior to the others, and we believe that these findings will be a basis for further studies.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDiathermyFemaleHumansKetoprofenMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePhonophoresisTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic TherapyAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalKetoprofen

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PMID23832291
OpenAlexW2009673210

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