ew Smokeless Moxibustion for Knee Osteoarthritis: Study Protocol for A Multicenter, single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

Shanghai University of Traditional 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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•Inclusion Criteria
•1.Age 40 to 75 years.
•2.According to the diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis of American rheumatology society
•3.Radiographic confirmation of knee osteoarthritis (Kallgren Lawrence grade = 1)
•4.Moderate or more severe knee pain for most of the past month; the subjects visual analog scale baseline score for arthritic pain is 40 points and above.
•5.Agree to accept the random assignment, understand and be willing to sign the informed consent form.

•1.Knee pain caused by other diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis.
•2.Received steroids in the past 3 months.
•3.Received acupuncture treatment within 3 months.
•4.Hyaluronate was injected into the joints in the past 6 months.
•5.History of joint puncture or arthroscopy in the past year.
•6.History of the knee/hip replacement surgery or planning to perform such surgery during the trial.
•7.Use of other topical treatments, such as topical use of drugs.
•8.Presence of any serious diseases including heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease or malignant tumor, systemic infection or infectious disease and mental illness.
•9.Participation in another clinical study in the past 1 month.

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Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine