Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
BNHC group:blood-nourishing and hard-softening capsule
Placebo group:Placebo
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria include the following conditions: Patient Meets the clinical and radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for primary knee OA; aged 40 to 70 years; grades I-III on the Kellgren–Lawrence scale on an X-ray taken within 6 months; pain intensity between 20 mm to 70 mm on the visual analog scales (VASs) in the previous 48 h when walking on a flat surface; and competency to attend the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria include: Pregnant or lactating women; allergic people; the lower limb pain caused by other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, or gouty arthritis or any accident/sports; patients with severe heart, renal or liver insufficiency, contagious diseases, uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes mellitus, neurological deficits, or psychological symptoms; patients researchers think who should not be enrolled in the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC index total score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC pain subscale score;WOMAC function subscale score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPang Jian
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed