A randomized controlled trial for 'Qihuang needle therapy' in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003464
- Lead Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
(1) Aged 50-75 years;
(2) It meets the diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis (refer to the acr diagnostic criteria in the international guide Osteoarthritis in 2019);
(3) Kellgren-lawrence score is grade I-III;
(4) VAS score < 4;
(5) Agree to participate in this research and sign the informed consent form.
(1) Acupuncture high-risk groups, including those with coagulation dysfunction and extremely low immune function, such as hemophilia and malignant tumor of blood system;
(2) Patients with fracture and severe ligament tear caused by knee joint trauma;
(3) Patients with severe medical complications;
(4) Psychiatric patients and unconsciousness who cannot cooperate with the treatment, and those who fail to fill in the questionnaire due to poor compliance during the screening process;
(5) Breastfeeding and pregnant women;
(6) Those who are allergic to needles and iodophors used in the research process;
(7) Those who have used corticosteroids in recent 4 weeks; Those who have used opioids in the past 1 week;
(8) Those who have participated in or are participating in other clinical trials in the past 3 months; Those who have received acupuncture treatment of knee joint within 2 weeks.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Womac scale;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hip-knee-ankle angle;Plantar pressure distribution;subtalar joint flexibility;Perimeter of knee joint;femorotibial angle;Range of motion of knee joint;foot axis;