Different kinds of acupuncture treatments for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan 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

适应症

试验速览

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•1. Male or female, 45-75 years old;
•2. Diagnose knee osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria;
•3. Radiological examination to confirm knee osteoarthritis (Lawrence grade I to III);
•4. The average daily pain score is 40 points (0-100 points);
•5. Symptoms for more than 6 months;
•6. Signed informed consent.

•1. Can not walk;
•2. Severe knee infection;
•3. A history of trauma, ligament injury, fracture or surgery within 6 months, causing pain or functional problems (excluding a history of knee replacement);
•4. There is a history of local tumor/malignant tumor in the knee joint;
•5. Physical or laboratory findings suggestive of infection, the presence of an autoimmune disease or inflammatory arthritis;
•6. Knee pain caused by radiculopathy/disc herniation;
•7. Have end-stage disease or lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, cancer or cancer treatment-related edema, severe coagulation disorder, systemic hypertension, severe diabetes;
•8. There is a history of pre-hormone therapy, hyaluronic acid injection or corticosteroid injection within 3 months;
•9. Received acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, massage or physical therapy before 8 weeks.

发起方

The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine