Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine massage therapy on pain, activity function, muscle activation patterns and proprioception in osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized controlled trial protocol

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300077308

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-11-03

Start date

2023-11-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-06

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Conditions

osteoarthritis of the kne

Interventions

Experimental group:The patients in experimental group will receive the exercise program treatment and TCM massage. Exercise program is referred to the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines on

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Single knee pain Disease duration of at least 1 year Imaging evidence of tibiofemoral joint redundancy knee Moderated of KOA (Grade I–III per the Kellgren-Lawrence criteria) WOMAC pain subscale score of > 8

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Received any other treatment for KOA pain within the previous month Had serious mental, neurological, infectious, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, immunological, respiratory, or renal disease Had tumor, tuberculosis, rheumatoid or rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lower limb sprain or trauma, or any other chronic pain condition Had communication disorder Positive patellar float test Skin breaches around the knee

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC pain Subscale;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC stiffness and WOMAC functional Subscale;The timed "Up and Go";Electromyography (EMG) data;Knee proprioception;Post Hoc Outcomes;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMin Fang

Shuguang Hospital

fm-tn0510@shutcm.edu.cn+86 21 2025 6070

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026