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Ultrasound-guided Electrical Dry Needling Stimulation with different waveforms at Trigger point for Knee Osteoarthrisis:A prospective,Randomized Controlled Trail

Ultrasound-guided Electrical Dry Needling Stimulation with different waveforms at Trigger point for Knee Osteoarthrisis:A prospective,Randomized Controlled Trail

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500102033
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-07
Start date
2025-05-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthrisis

Interventions

Control group :The patient was treated with ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection in the treatment room and then dry needling. Once a week for two weeks.Dry needling: Rubbing and touching to fin
Continuous wave group :The patient was treated with ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection, the treatment method was the same as that of the control group, and continuous wave stimulation was sel
Dense-dispersed wave group :The patient was treated with ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection, the treatment method was the same as that of the control group, and the dense-dispersed wave stimu

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for KOA in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis (2018 Edition); 2. Inclusion of patients with anteromedial pain in one knee; 3. Gender is not limited, age greater than 18 years old, numerical rating scale >=3 points; 4. Able to complete the whole process of research and voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have experienced adverse reactions to acupuncture (such as needle sickness), or those who are allergic to metals; 2. Patients with serious cardiovascular, brain, liver, kidney or hematopoietic diseases, abnormal coagulation function, infectious diseases, malignant tumors; 3. There are contraindications to corticosteroid injection and dry needling; 4. Those with other diseases that may affect the knee joint (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, etc.); 5. Those who have local skin conditions that are not suitable for acupuncture (such as ulceration, rash, infection, etc.); 6. Are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding; 7. Those who have poor compliance or are in serious condition and cannot complete the study, or who have taken psychotropic drugs for a long time and cannot truly reflect the status of the trial; 8. Patients with bursitis on MRI; 9. Patients who have failed to respond to standardized non-surgical treatment, patients with recurrent or even progressive aggravation of knee joint swelling and pain, obvious limitation of joint function or grade IV in Kellgren-Lawrence radiological diagnostic grading criteria meet the indications for surgery; 10. History of acupuncture, intra-articular injection or surgery on either part of the lower limb in the past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric rating scale scores;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Western Ontario University and McMaster University Arthritis Index;Concise McGill Pain Score;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Hamilton Anxiety Scale score;Range of motion;Remedial medication dosage;Adverse reaction incidence rate;

Countries

china

Contacts

Public ContactYan Yuan

Affiliated Hospital ofXuzhou Medical University

1046817112@qq.com+86 158 9523 6076

Outcome results

None listed

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