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Effect of acupuncture on the Myofascial trigger point of pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Mechanism research and clinical demonstration of LED therapy for nerve injury pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000040399
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-11-28
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-22

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

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

Sponsors

Huadong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the disease diagnostic criteria in this study;? ? (2) Aged >=50 years;? (3) Kellgren - Lawrence (standard radiology) score at least level II; (4) No surgical treatment of knee arthritis was performed in the first 3 months; (5) Patients who had not received acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in the previous month were included;? (6) Sign informed consent voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe knee malformation (severe reduction or even disappearance of the knee space or osteorigidity due to the formation of osteobridge connections between the joints), acute trauma, and infectious inflammation of the knee joint; (2) Patients with rheumatic immune diseases and metabolic diseases, such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, etc.; (3) Patients with severe primary diseases of the heart, brain, liver, kidney and blood system, and psychosis; (4) patients with hemorrhagic diseases or clotting dysfunction; (5) Pregnancy and lactation; ? (6) Poor compliance, do not actively cooperation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric Rating scale;Range of motition;The muscle thickness at the triggering point under ultrasound;he trigger point under ultrasound corresponds to the fascia thickness of the muscle;Heart Rate Variability;36-Item ShortForm Health Survey;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;Pittsburgh Sleep Index Quality scale;Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score;short form McGill pain questionnaire;Index of severity for osteoarthritis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYongjun Zheng

Huadong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University

zhengyongjun1971@126.com+86 18116267895

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026