knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Case group:No
Sponsors
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Be dignosed with KOA; 2. Aged 40 to 80 years; 3. radiological degree 0-II according to the Kellgren- Lawrence scale; 4. Have signed informed consentnoted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with other osteopathy such as tuberculosis or tumour of knee joint, rheumatoid arthritis, etc; 2. Patients with contusion or other injuries; 3. Patients with pain in other position; 4. Patients with mental disorder, cardiovascular, function lesion of liver and kidney, immune deficiency, diabetes, blood disease.note: if meet one item should be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Morphological detection results;Surface temperature of acupoint;Acupoint pressure pain threshold; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index;McGill pain questionnaire;Quality of life scale SF-12; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiang Fanrong
Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed