Investigation on temperature changes of acupoints in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional matched case-control study

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine0 个研究点开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2023年2月20日

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•1. Meet the clinical criteria of American College of Rheumatology for knee osteoarthritis;
•2. Age 45-75 years old;
•3. Unilateral/bilateral knee pain for more than 6 months;
•4. X-ray examination within six months showed that the Kellgren-Lawrence classification was grade II or above;
•5. Average pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) higher than 4 points within 7 days;
•6. Participants voluntarily signed the informed consent.
•Healthy group:
•1. No knee pain in the past year;
•2. Age 45-75 years old;
•3. Participants voluntarily signed the informed consent.

•1. Those with a history of knee surgery;
•2. Knee pain caused by other diseases (such as joint loose bodies, severe effusion in the joint cavity, infection, malignant tumor, autoimmune disease, trauma, fracture, gout, lumbosacral disease, etc.);
•3. Those with severe acute or chronic organic or psychoneurological diseases (such as epilepsy, severe anxiety/depression, etc.);
•4. Those who have received acupuncture, pain relief (acetaminophen, tramadol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc.) or nutritional cartilage (glucosamine, etc.) within the past 2 weeks;
•5. Patients with varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, skin inflammation, allergic reactions or other factors affecting the skin temperature distribution in the lower extremities;

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Beijing University of Chinese Medicine