Knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
Conditions
Interventions
Acupunture Group:Six compulsory acupoints and 3 optional matching acupoints will be selected
Tuina Group:Tuina therapy procedure consists 6 steps
Home-based exercise Group:The exercises program comprised a series of home-based exercise in three phases
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the above diagnostic criteria for KOA; 2. Aged 45-75 years; 3. Kellgren-Lawrence rating II or III; 4. Mean knee pain NRS>=4 in the past 1 week; 5. Pain in the past 3 months or more; 6. Sign informed consent and volunteer to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Knee pain caused by other diseases (such as infectious arthritis),or comorbid contusion or other trauma; foot deformity, pain and other diseases affecting walking; serious osteoporosis; 2.History of knee surgery or waiting for knee surgery; 3.The skin around the knee joint broken or suffered from dermatosis that affect manipulation; 4.Or arthroscopy within 12 months; 5.Or intra-articular injection within 6 months; 6.History of receiving acupuncture or tuina therapy within 3 months; 7.Medication for treating KOA within one week; 8.History of knee exercise program within 6 months or comorbidities that affect lower limb motor ability, balance ability, or strength training, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc. 9.History of fainting during acupuncture; 10.Combined with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, mental disorders, malignant tumors, coagulation disorders, liver and kidney dysfunction, severe gastrointestinal diseases, etc. 11.Pregnant or breastfeeding or with a pregnancy plan; 12.Or participating in another clinical study in the previous 3 months; 13.Not familiar with using smartphones.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Pain Subscale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| OMERACT- OARSI set of responder;Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index Scale and its Stiffness and Function Scale;Short 12-Item Form Health Survey;Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale;Patient's Global Assessment;Five-Level Euroqol Five-Dimensional Questionnaire;Expectancy score;Rescue medication use; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Shiyan
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed