Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Health education and internal heat-type acupuncture needle, once a week for four weeks.
Control group:Health education once a week
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation three times a week for four weeks.
Sponsors
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis-Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis, 2018 edition, Joint Surgery Group, Osteoscience Branch, Chinese Medical Association; 2.Kellgren-Lawrence grade?-?; 3. Between the ages of 50 and 75; 4.Pre-treatment examinations; Ensure that the patient is free of infectious diseases, related blood diseases, serious cardiovascular diseases, infections and other underlying diseases that may cause infection to the results of the study; 5. Willing to participate in the study, and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.The patient is staged advanced, with a history of knee surgery (including arthroscopy, severe injury to the knee ligament, meniscus, or knee arthroplasty); 2. Other joint diseases (acute trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, etc.) involving joints; 3.Those with neurological diseases (epilepsy, anxiety/depression, etc.); 4.Patients with cognitive impairment; 5.Those with MRI contraindications: equipped with metal or electronic implants, claustrophobia, etc.; 6.Patients with coagulation disorders (such as hemophilia); 7.Women who are trying to get pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding; 8.Lidocaine allergy; 9.Patients with local sensory loss and allergy to electricity.; 10.Patients who have adverse reactions to acupuncture; 11.Those who have received acupuncture, intra-articular injection of pain relief (acetaminophen, tramadol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc.) in the past 1 week, or nutritional cartilage (glucosamine, etc.); 12.Those who participate in other clinical studies during the treatment period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index,WOMAC;Cartilage volume; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numerical rating scale (NRS);Timed Up and Go Test;36-Item Short-Form Health Survey ,SF-36; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLin Ruizhu
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Outcome results
None listed