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Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided adductor block combined with electrical dry needling in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided adductor block combined with electrical dry needling in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300075239
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-08-30
Start date
2023-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

electrical dry needling group: electrical dry needling once a week for two weeks
electrical dry needling + adductor block group: electrical dry needling once a week for two weeks + Adductor block therapy in the first week after electrical dry needling treatment
adductor block group: One adductor block treatment

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? It met the diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis, and there was no invasive operation treatment for nearly 1 month; ?Age =50 years old, =75 years old; ?BMI 18.5 ~ 28 kg/m2; ?Kellgren-Lawrence grade I-III; ?Duration of knee pain = 3 months, NRS= 5 points within 24 hours before intervention ?At least 1 active or potential MTrP in the muscle of the affected lower extremity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? History of knee joint trauma and surgery; ? Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and other rheumatic immune system diseases; ? Poor blood sugar control; ?Serious heart, brain and lung diseases, abnormal liver and kidney function or coagulation dysfunction; ? Pregnancy, fainting during acupuncture treatment, allergy to the drugs used, local or systemic infection; ?Unable to understand or cooperate with the completion of relevant scales, refuse to sign informed consent, or participate in other clinical trials at the same time.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numerical rating scale; The western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Range Of Motion(ROM);Timed Up and Go (TUG);30-second sit-to-stand test;Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI; Dosage and frequency of remedial drugs;ID-PAIN scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYin Qin

Department of pain, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

1915992218@qq.com+86 177 1826 0192

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026