knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
strong electroacupuncture (EA) group:The patients receive EA on the ipsilateral "Neixiyan" (EX-LE5), "Dubi" (ST35)," "Liangqiu" (ST34) and "Xuehai" (SP10) with high-intensity current (Stimulation inde
weak EA group:Intervention: Acupoints of weak EA were as same as strong EA group, and patients receives low-intensity current (Stimulation index: direct current, continuous wave, frequency of 2Hz, pul
Sham EA group:Intervention: For sham control, fine needles were inserted superficially into the sites 1cm lateral to above four points with low-intensity current (Stimulation index: direct current, co
Sponsors
School of basic medicine, Tongji medical college, Huazhong university of science and technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The American College of Rheumatism (ACR) formulated the clinical criteria of OA at 2001. Clinical OA of the knee is defined as knee pain and at least three out of seven of the following criteria: to be aged older than 50 years, morning stiffness less than 30 min, crepitus, bony enlargement, bony tenderness, no palpable warmth, and line with radiological osteophyte.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients has adverse reactions to acupuncture or unwilling to accept acupuncture treatment; 2. Patients conform to the inclusion criteria, but didn't follow prescribed treatment, whose curative effect were unable to be judged, or patients with incomplete information which may interfere with efficacy or safety of judge; 3. Patients with accompanying severe cardiovascular, cerebral, hepatic, renal, hemopoietic diseases; 4. Patients with inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, etc., or other diseases that may affect the condition of the knees; 5. Pregnant patients or women need fertilization, women in lactation period; 6. Patients with mental diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale (VAS);Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) function; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Emotional scale (ES);Present Pain Intensity (PPI);Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC);Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Man
Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Outcome results
None listed