Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Compliant with KOA diagnostic criteria; (2) Age 40–75 years old; (3) Kellgren-Lawrence Grade II or III; (4) The average NRS score of the knee joint in the past week = 4; (5) Pain occurs for more than three months; (6) Sign the informed consent form and participate in the research voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) the knee joint with pain to be treated as a history of knee joint replacement or is in the waiting period for knee joint surgery; (2) knee osteoarthritis is secondary to rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and hemophilia arthritis. (3) other diseases that may affect knee osteoarthritis include psoriasis, acute trauma, syphilis, and diabetes. (4) pain or dysfunction of lower limbs caused by non-knee joint diseases; (5) those whose skin was damaged, ulcerated, or locally infected, has a history of bleeding tendency or clinical manifestations (including those who are currently using anticoagulants) and are not suitable for acupuncture; (6) being treated with acupuncture and moxibustion in the past three months; (7) suffering from a severe acute or chronic organic disease or mental illness, blood coagulation disorder, previous pacemaker installation, metal allergy, or needle history; (8) pregnancy or breastfeeding; (9) observers who may affect the effective index of this study after receiving other related treatments; (10) glucose -6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) defect; (11) having been treated with copper or iron.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Numerical Rating Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index;Patient Global Assessment;Life Quality Evaluation;NRS Response Rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
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Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed