Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:acupuncture
treatment group:herbal patch
treatment group:lateral wedge
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: a randomise trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) meet the knee osteoarthritis, diagnostic criteria; (2) aged 40 to 80 years old; (3) meet the staging standard early and mid-term; (4) can walk at least 10 meters without any help; (5) volunteer as the subject, and can accept the treatment, to ensure the completion of treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) a history of trauma and surgery on the knee; (2) the knee with cancer, tuberculosis, osteomyelitis and other diseases; (3) psoriasis, syphilitic neuropathy, brown yellow disease, metabolic bone disease, acute trauma; (4) severe liver and kidney dysfunction, severe cardiovascular disease, diabetes and mental illness; (5) cannot walk at least 10 meters without any help; (6) who is participating in other clinical trials or three months participated in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale;The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| joint kinetics parameter;joint kinematics parameter;temporal spatial parameter; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Min
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed