Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Control group :Routine nursing: ?health education: use missionary approach to inform patients and their families about the occurrence mechanism and treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. ?Psychologi
Yangming Stomach Meridian of Foot:Point ST34(Liangqiu),Point ST35(Dubi),Point ST36(Zusanli)
Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian ofFoot:Point GB34 (Yanglingquan)
Taiyang Bladder Meridian of Foot: Point BL40 (Weizhong)
Taiyin Spleen Meridian of Foot: Point SP10 (Xuehai), Point SP9 (Yinlingquan), Point SP6 (Sanyinjiao)
Shaoyin Kidney Meridian of Foot: Point KI10 (Yingu)
Ashi points
Jueyin Liver Meridian of Foot: Point GB33 (Xiyangguan), Point LR8 (Ququan).The meridians for heavy scraping are Yangming Stomach Meridian of Foot
Jueyin Liver Meridian of Foot. Scrape and wipe each meridian 20-30 times, preferably to scrape out red spots or blue and purple lumps, but do not force the appearance of spots.
Experimental group :Routine nursing: ?health education: use missionary approach to inform patients and their families about the occurrence mechanism and treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. ?Psych
Sponsors
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. those who meet the diagnostic criteria for osteoarthritis of the knee in Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine; 2. aged between 40 and 80 years old, gender is not limited; 3. patients who have already received other non-surgical treatments after a 7-day washout period; 4. informed consent and volunteer to be tested. The process of obtaining informed consent should be in accordance with GCP.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. those with osteoarthritis of the knee accompanied by acute synovitis; 2. those with knee osteoarthritis tuberculosis, tumor, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis 3. those with concurrent diseases affecting the joints, such as psoriasis, syphilitic neuropathy, brown-yellow disease, metabolic bone disease, acute trauma, etc; 4. Those who have undergone knee replacement; 5. receiving systemic or intra-articular hormone therapy within 60 days, and having had intra-articular injections or arthroscopy of the knee within 3 months; 6. patients who are participating in clinical trials of other drugs; 7. require pain medication (e.g., acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, compounded over-the-counter medications with pain-relieving ingredients, herbal medications that may contain pain-relieving active ingredients, topical pain relievers) due to other chronic or recurrent pain in addition to KOA; 8. other pathologies or conditions that, in the judgment of the investigator, have the effect of reducing the likelihood of enrollment or complicating enrollment, such as frequent changes in the work environment that could lead to loss of visits; 9. have serious heart, liver, lung, kidney, blood or other serious illnesses affecting their survival 10. having mental illness 11. Pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum inflammatory factors (IL-1ß, IL-6, TNF-a, NGF);Visual Analogue Scale;Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital anxiety and depression scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDai Zhengxiang
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)
Outcome results
None listed