Primary osteoporosis
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group 1:
Conventional medical treatment
Control Group 2:Conventional medical treatment?Acupuncture points for tonifying kidney and spleen
Observation Group:Conventional medical treatment?Acupuncture at Acupoints of Foot Shaoyang meridian
Sponsors
Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 50-80 years old, male or female; (2) accord with the criterion of primary osteoporosis; (3) have no organic disease, psychosis, infectious disease or fever; (4) can tolerate and accept acupuncture treatment; (5) the patients gave informed consent and were willing to cooperate with the work.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) those aged less than 50 years and over 80 years, (2) those who did not meet the diagnostic criteria of primary osteoporosis, (3) those with organic disease, psychosis, infectious disease or fever, (4) those with secondary osteoporosis, people who have been treated with hormones and other drugs that affect bone metabolism in the past 3 months. (5) those who could not tolerate or accept acupuncture therapy; (6) those who did not obtain informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms of osteoporosis;Indicators of bone metabolism;Oswestry disability index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXu Zhenjie
Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Outcome results
None listed