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Clinical study of myofascial trigger point acupuncture combined with proprioceptive training in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Clinical study of myofascial trigger point acupuncture combined with proprioceptive training in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300076146
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-09-26
Start date
2023-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-03

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

Conditions

knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

1:Combined with trigger point acupuncture and proprioceptive training
2:Combined with acupuncture and proprioceptive training
3:Combined with acupuncture and routine exercise therapy

Sponsors

Chongqing Beibei Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i. Comply with the diagnostic criteria of the "Guidelines for Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis (2020 Edition)"; Ii. Without acute complications of important organs such as the heart, kidneys, and brains; Iii. Without severe gastrointestinal dysfunction (such as functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.); Iv. Without history of lower limb fractures or surgeries; v. The subjects have a certain level of reading ability and voluntarily participate in this study and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i. Don't meet the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis; Ii. Present or past mental system disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse; III. Patients with severe primary diseases such as heart, liver, kidney, and hematopoietic system, such as clinically significant heart rate abnormalities, unstable angina, and alanine aminotransferase exceeding the upper limit of normal by more than one time; IV. Diabetes patients who have serious complications, such as respiratory failure, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, kidney failure, liver failure, severe lung infection, cancer, etc., which have a serious impact on the quality of life of patients; v. Unable to cooperate in completing this study. If any of the above is' yes', it cannot be included in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric Rating Scales;The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;Positional sense;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Anxiety Scale;Hamilton Depression Scale;Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale-8;the MOS item short from health survey;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWu Xiang

Chongqing Beibei Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital

xiangwu199211@163.com+86 199 2202 3762

Outcome results

None listed

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