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Study on the Immediately and Long-dated Analgesia Effect of Deqi Induced by Acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) Patients

The mechanism study of acupuncture to regulate uterine contraction

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IIR-16008972
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-08-04
Start date
2016-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)

Interventions

1:1. Acupoints: Dubi (ST35), Neixiyan (EX-LE5), Heding (EX-LE2), Yinlingquan (SP9) and Yanglingquan (GB34)
2. Mothedofneedling: After disinfection, the patients in deqi group were punctured perpendicularly with 0.25mm× 40mm needles(Huacheng, Suzhou Dongbang Acupuncture Inc., Suzhou, China 215144) to a dept
control group:1. Acupoints: Dubi (ST35), Neixiyan (EX-LE5), Heding (EX-LE2), Yinlingquan (SP9) and Yanglingquan (GB34)
2. Mothedofneedling: After disinfection, the patients in non deqi group were punctured perpendicularly with ?0.25mm× 25mm needles (Huacheng, Suzhou Dongbang Acupuncture Inc., Suzhou, China 215144) to

Sponsors

School of Chinese medicine, Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Primary KOA patients aged 30 to 80 years; (2) Repeated unilateral or bilateral knee pain for more than 1 months; (3) The average intensity of knee pain was moderate or severe (more than 30-mm on a 100-mm visual analogue scale) for the last one week; (4) Agree to join the research; (5) Did not take any analgesic or other therapies.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) The imaging examination showed joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis and (or) cystic degeneration, articular margin of osteophyte formation; (2)Diagnosed secondary KOA(e.g. Infectional arthritis, Gouty arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis); (3) Complicated with severe diseases (e.g. cerebral, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system diseases), or mental defects, asthma; (4) Pregnant women; (5) There are other parts of the pain at the same time; (6) Poor treatment compliance (e.g. unstable working and living situation, difficult follow-up).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analogue Scale for Knee Pain (VAS);China-Modified Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (C-MMASS);—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHong-wen Yuan

School of Chinese medicine, Capital Medical University

yuanhongwen1986@126.com+86 18810382675

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026