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Clinical research on the efficacy and safety of Gyebutang Granule combined with acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0003264
Lead Sponsor
Semyung University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 40 to 69 years.
2. Those who follow the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for osteoarthritis of the knee and satisfy both ? and ? below.
? During the last 6 months, unilateral or bilateral knee arthritic pain has been reported during weight bearing activity.
? The knee arthritic pain is shown more than 40 ? on 100 ? Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
3. Those who decide to voluntarily participate in this clinical trial and agree in signing informed consent.
4. A person who is trusted and willing to cooperate with this trial for the next three months

Exclusion Criteria

1. A history of knee trauma within the last 6 months.
2. Operation history for the knee within the last 6 months.
3. Intra-articular injections (steroids, mucus supplements, etc.) within the last 3 months.
4. The physical and diagnostic examination indicate an inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious disease or autoimmune disease.
5. Those who are treated with mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.
6. Patients with liver disease (AST or ALT > normal range 2 times)
7. Patients with renal disease (serum creatinine > 2.0 ? / ?)
8. Those who have other diseases that may interfere with treatment, such as serious gastrointestinal diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, thyroid dysfunction etc.
9. Those who take restrictive disease, contraindication, hypersensitivity in using the prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
10. Pregnant and lactating women.
11. If the researcher judge the subject is not suitable for enrolling trial.
12. Those who participated in other clinical trials within last 4 weeks or are currently participating in other clinical trials.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
100 mm Pain VAS (Vas Analogue Scale)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
K- WOMAC (Westren Ontario and McMaster Universities) Scale, subscale;Pain Numeral Rating Scale (NRS);EuroQoL-5D-5L;Patient global assessments (PGA);Adverse event
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