Knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
Conditions
Interventions
The treatment group:Force sensitive massage
The control group:Traditional massage
Sponsors
The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnostic Criteria Refer to the 2014 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, CG177 guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Knee osteoarthritis issued by NICE and Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis (2007 edition) formulated the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis: (1) Repeated knee pain within nearly a month; (2) X-ray position or weight-bearing position showed narrowing of joint space, subchondral osteosclerosis and/or cystic changes, and osteophyte formation at joint edge; (3) Articular fluid (at least 2 times) is clear and viscous, with less than 2000 white blood cells; (4) Middle-aged and elderly patients (>= 40 years); (5) morning stiffness <= 30min; (6) Bone fricative in activity. Combined with clinical, laboratory and X-ray examination, knee osteoarthritis can be diagnosed according to (1), (2) or (1), (3), (5), (6) or (1), (4), (5), (6). 2. Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the above diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis; (2) Signed informed consent; (3) Good compliance and willing to cooperate with research; Patients meeting the above three criteria at the same time can be included in this study. 3. Secondary inclusion criteria There were 4 or more force-sensitive acupoints in accordance with the above inclusion criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who are unable to complete the entire treatment plan of the study; 2.Patients with other bone diseases, such as knee joint tuberculosis, tumor, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, which are not osteoarthritis; 3.Foot deformity, pain and other lesions affecting normal walking; 4.They have mental disorder and intelligence disorder and cannot cooperate with the questionnaire investigators; 5.Complicated with serious cardiovascular diseases, liver and kidney function impairment, immune deficiency, diabetes, gout, blood diseases, skin diseases; 6.Ppregnant and lactating women; 7.The clinical stage of knee osteoarthritis is the late stage, or the imaging grade is IV, and the related joint malformation and articular cartilage destruction are serious; 8.Are participating in other clinical trials affecting the study; 9.Three or more force sensitive acupoints overlap with traditional acupoints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Yao
The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed