The clinical application of intradermal acupuncture in treating rheumatoid arthritis
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003913
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Rheumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
? The first diagnosis of Western medicine was rheumatoid arthritis, and the first diagnosis of TCM was Wangbi.
? The diagnostic criteria of western medicine refer to the classification standard of rheumatoid arthritis revised by the American Academy of Rheumatology (ARA) in 1987 and the classification standard of ACR/EULAR rheumatoid arthritis in 2009. The diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese medicine refer to the standard of the Chinese medicine industry of the Peoples Republic of China, Standards for Diagnosis and Efficacy of TCM Diseases and Syndromes (ZY/T001.1-94).
? Syndrome diagnosis refers to the Eleventh Five-Year Key Specialty Collaborative Group of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and selects patients with liver and kidney deficiency syndromes.
? DAS28 score belongs to patients with mild activity or inactivity, and still have limb joint pain.
? Aged over 18 years and volunteer to participate in this research.
? Combined with serious cardiopulmonary disease, liver and kidney disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc.
? Combined with hematological diseases and malignant tumors.
? Pregnant or lactating women.
? Fever or coagulopathy.
? Treatment of local skin ulcers or skin diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score;DAS28 score;Evaluation of TCM Syndrome of Patients;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse reactions;Serum CRP;