knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:acupuncture treatment
tDCS group:tDCS treatment
tDCS combined acupuncture group:tDCS combined with acupuncture treatment
Sponsors
Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who met the diagnostic criteria of KOA and were admitted to the hospital with a clear diagnosis and included, and patients voluntarily participated in this study and signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age under 40 years; 2. Presence of metabolic-related arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, joint tuberculosis, psoriatic arthritis, etc.); 3. Recent knee trauma; 4. Presence of infectious knee disease; 5. History of previous knee surgery: e.g. knee replacement or tibial osteotomy, etc.; 6. History of knee cavity injection within the past 6 months; 7. Neurological disease: e.g. brain history of surgery, brain tumor, seizure, stroke or intracranial metal implant; 8. With severe cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease or other serious diseases affecting survival, etc., having received other rehabilitation treatments in the last month, having used sedative drugs in the last three months, etc.; 9. Patients who did not meet the inclusion criteria and were incorrectly included; 10. Patients with incomplete final data and unable to assess the efficacy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale (VAS);Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC);Lequesne Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2);Deoxygenated hemoglobin (HbR);Brain functional connectivity; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactQiu Nie
Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
Outcome results
None listed