The effect of infrared heating or traditional moxibustion in osteoarthritis of the knee

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14604492
• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34264766/ (added 16/07/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-05
• Study Completion: 2021-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 50 to 75 undergoing conventional knee osteoarthritis treatment

Exclusion Criteria

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

Name	Time	Method
Knee pain, measured using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score at baseline and 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks