Qualitative Assessment of Patients Receiving Prolotherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis in a Multimethod Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Randomized and open-label studies assessing prolotherapy for knee osteoarthritis have found quantitative improvement on the validated Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) compared with baseline status and control therapies. This study assessed the qualitative response of participants receiving prolotherapy, an injection-based complementary treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Design

Qualitative study using semi-structured in-depth interviews at 52 weeks after enrollment; transcribed responses were discussed by coauthors to identify themes; disagreement was resolved by consensus.

Setting

Outpatient.

Participants

Twenty-two participants treated with prolotherapy for symptomatic knee OA who were exited from thre

SUBMITTER: Rabago D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175418 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature