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Clinical Trials/ITMCTR1900002583
ITMCTR1900002583
Recruiting
Phase 1

Psychological and Neural Mechanisms of Specific and Non-Specific Effects of Acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine0 sitesTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

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Registry
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Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional study
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged 45\-65 years, male or female;
  • 2\. Knee pain more than 6 months;
  • 3\. KL (Kellgren\-Lawrence) grade II or III in recent 12 months;
  • 4\. NRS \>\= 4 in the past one week;
  • 5\. Right handedness;
  • 6\. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Surgery history of knee or waiting for surgery (knee replacement or knee arthroscopy);
  • 2\. History of arthroscopy within 1 year or intra\-articular injection within 6 months;
  • 3\. Knee pain caused by other diseases (such as joint bodies, severe effusion of joint cavity, infection, malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, trauma, etc.);
  • 4\. Severe acute/chronic organic or mental diseases;
  • 5\. Coagulation disorders (such as hemophilia, etc.);
  • 6\. Pregnant women, pregnant and lactating women;
  • 7\. Claustrophobia or with a cardiac pacemaker, metal products and other contraindicated by MRI examinations;
  • 8\. Severe skull anatomical asymmetry or definite lesions were found in magnetic resonance scanning;
  • 9\. History of receiving acupuncture or massage treatment within 1 months;
  • 10\. Allergy to needles and alcohol, or fear acupuncture needles;

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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