Moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine0 个研究点目标入组 212 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2019年3月11日

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•1. Diagnosed as idiopathic knee osteoarthritis according to the clinical guideline of American college of Rheumatology
•a. Currently have pain at one or both knee
•b. Have at least 3 symptoms among the 6 conditions as follows:
•1) Aged from 50 to 70 years old
•2) Have morning stiffness within 30 minutes
•3) Have Crepitus
•4) Have Bony tenderness
•5) Have Bony enlargement
•6) No palpable warmth
•2. Have average daily pain over 40 points (0 to 100 point scale)
•3. Agreed with written informed consent

•1. Current or past history of inflammatory disease including rheumatoid arthritis
•3. Traumatic injury which might be related to current knee pain
•4. Autoimmune disease
•5. Significant deformity of knee joints
•6. Knee replacement surgery on affected knee
•7. Knee arthroscopy within 2 years
•8. Steroid injection in knee joints within 3 months
•9. Viscosupplement injections in knee joints within 6 months
•10. Joint fluid injection within 6 months
•11. received acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping or herbal medicine within 4 weeks
•12. Uncontrolled hypertension
•13. Diabetes mellitus requiring insulin injection
•14. life-threatening cardiovascular or neurological events within one year
•15. Chronic respiratory disease
•16. Hemorrhagic disorder
•17. Alcohol or drug addition
•18. Active infectious disease including tuberculosis
•19. Keloidosis

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