The efficacy of jade moxibustion in knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21174552
- Lead Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32332638/ protocol (added 27/04/2020) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37543785/ (added 05/06/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
1. Aged 50 to 75 years
2. Knee osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria
3. Radiologic confirmation of knee osteoarthritis (Kallgren-Lawrence level =1)
4. Moderate to severe knee pain on most days of the past month (VAS score for arthritic pain =40)
5. Has a full understanding and gives informed consent to participate in the study
1. Knee pain caused by other diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and ankylosing spondylitis)
2. Treatment with steroid drugs in the past 3 months
3. Received acupuncture or moxibustion treatment in the past 3 months
4. Intra-articular injection of hyaluronate in the past 6 months
5. Joint puncture or arthroscopy in the past year
6. Previous (or planned for during the trial) knee or hip replacement surgery
7. Use of other topical treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee
8. Diagnosis of any serious diseases including, but not limited to, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease, malignant tumor, systemic infection, infectious disease, and/or mental illness
9. Participation in another clinical study in the past month
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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