Ankylosing Spondylitis
Conditions
Interventions
Ankylosing spondylitis group:Needle-knife
Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital Affliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 18-65 years old; Gender is not limited; 2.Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) classification criteria recommended by the ankylosing Spondylitis Assessment Task Force (ASAS) in 2009. 3. The patient had pain, stiffness, and limitation of movement in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae; 4.The use of slow-acting antirheumatic drugs such as sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide must be in a stable dose for at least one month, otherwise the drug must be stopped for at least one month; 5.Those who had not used nsaids within 2 weeks before enrollment; 6.Patients who had not used biologics within 3 months before enrollment were eligible if they used biologics steadily for 1 month; 7.Those who did not participate in any TCM non-drug trial within 4 weeks before enrollment; 8.Voluntarily participate in the study and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant, preparing to become pregnant, or breastfeeding women; 2. Patients with previous or current history of malignant tumors; 3. People with acute and/or chronic infectious diseases; 4.Patients with adverse reactions during acupotomology treatment in the past; 5.Patients who had been diagnosed with other rheumatic diseases; 6. Patients who had been treated with needle knife in the past but the condition was not controlled; 7. Those who were deemed by the investigator to be ineligible for enrollment in the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck Disabilitv Index,NDI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oswestry disability index lumbar function grading;Ankylosing Spondylitis sessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis international Society20 score;Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis disease activity index score;Bath Ankylosing spondylitis functional activity quantitative index score;erythrocyte sedimentation Rate;C-reactive protein; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHailong Wang
Dongzhimen Hospital Affliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(Beijing Tongzhou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Outcome results
None listed