The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003973
- Lead Sponsor
- Henan University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Match the diagnostic criteria and TCM syndrome differentiation standard of knee osteoarthritis;
2. The pain above moderate (VAS>=4);
3. Aged between 40 and 75 years old;
4. Before entering the study, without taking any therapeutic drugs at least 1 month and participating in other clinical study;
5. Signing an informed consent in writing by the patient or the immediate family member.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Allergic constitution;
2. Skin breakage on knee;
3. Complicating with severe cardiovascular, hepar, nephros, digestive, hematopoietic system diseases;
4. Impregnate or lactation female;
5. Patients with advanced cancer or other serious wasting diseases, easy to be infected and bleeding.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method WesternOntario McMasterUniversities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index Bellamy;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life scale for arthritis;