Acupotomy for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ITMCTR2100004372
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Meet the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria;
(2) Kellgren–Lawrence grading from II to IV;
(3) Knee pain score >=4 on an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS);
(4) Aged 40 to 80 years old;
(5) Symptomtoms have been present for more than 6 months;
(5) Signing the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) History of knee surgery or waiting for surgery (knee replacement or knee arthroscopy);
(2) Knee joint lesions caused by autoimmune diseases,infections,tumors,trauma,fracture and other factors;
(3) Abnormal coagulation function;
(4) Allergy to topical diclofenac diethylamine latex;
(5) Severe organic or mental diseases;
(6) Pregnant and lactating women;
(7) History of receiving other related treatment within the past 3 months, such as acupotomy,acupuncture and intraarticular injection;
(8) Metal allergy or fear of acupotomology;
(9) Participated in other clinical trials within the last 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
response rate;

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
WOMAC stiffness subcale;WOMAC functional subscale;WOMAC pain subscale;quality of life (SF-12);Use of rescue medication;NRS score;