A randomized controlled study of the effects of pestle needle combined with blood flow restriction training on lower limb gait and function in patients with knee meniscus injuries

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400079436

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-01-03

Start date

2024-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-08

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Conditions

meniscus injury

Interventions

Pestle needle intervention group:Pestle needle

Blood flow restriction training group:blood flow restriction training

Pestle needle combined Blood flow restriction training group:Pestle needle cand Blood flow restriction training

drug control group:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (diclofenac sodium)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) The first diagnosis must meet the Chinese medicine diagnostic criteria and Western medicine diagnostic criteria for knee meniscus injury (unilateral); (2) Patients who have not received any other treatment in the last three months and have not received any type of surgical treatment in the past; (3) Patients whose MRI classification and X-ray classification are I-II degree, or III degree and above are not willing to take surgical intervention; (4) There is no limitation on the gender of the patients and their age is 18 to 60 years old; (5) Those who can independently complete the evaluation of relevant scales, sign the informed consent, and voluntarily participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with combination of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver, kidney, hematologic diseases or malignant tumors, psychiatric patients, diabetic patients, patients with bleeding tendency, patients with combination of osteoporosis or other infectious diseases. (2) Patients with severe osteoarthritis and obvious trauma to the knee joint; (3) Those who need to receive other intervention methods not related to this study during the treatment period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Three-dimensional gait analysis;isokinetic dynamometry;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Maximum passive knee flexion pain score;joint mobility;Lysholm knee score;Thigh circumference;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSong Jin

Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

1937244298@qq.com+86 190 0643 3205

Outcome results

None listed

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