knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Laser group:combined 10.6um-650nm laser
Control:Sham laser
Sponsors
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male or female, 45 years or older, with a diagnosis of knee OA, radiographic evidence of at least one osteophyte at the tibiofemoral joint, (Kellgren-Lawrence grade higher than 2), moderate or greater clinically significant knee pain on most days during the previous month, not received acupuncture treatment in the past three monthsand, and willingnesss to sign the consent form for random assignment to either a treatment group or a placebo group.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: the presence of serious medical conditions that precluded participation in the study, intraarticular corticosteroid or hyaluronate injections (as well as any knee surgeries or concomitant topical use of capsaicin cream) during the past 6 months, previous experience with drug tests, and any plans that would interfere with participation in the entire 4-week study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities' Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC VA3.1); | — |
Contacts
Public ContactXueyong Shen
Outcome results
None listed