Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meets the clinical diagnostic criteria for KOA and has signed the informed consent forms for treatment and follow-up; 2. No obvious skin damage, rash, or infection around the knee joint; 3. Has not taken similar drugs related to the study in the past year; 4. No obvious knee joint deformity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who also have knee fractures, dislocations, trauma, or other injuries; 2. Patients who also have severe neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, tumors, or other internal medical conditions; 3. Patients with severe knee osteoarthritis, significant knee deformity, and Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) grade IV; 4. Patients with poor compliance who fail to take medication or follow treatment on time; 5. Patients diagnosed through laboratory and imaging exams with gouty arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or other types of osteoarthritis; 6. Patients with cognitive dysfunction.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale;The Western Ontario and MuMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;Glucose;Lactic acid;Matrix metalloproteinase-2;Matrix metalloproteinase-9;Clinical Response Rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pyruvate kinase M2;Phosphoglycerate mutase 1;Hexokinase 2;Adverse Reaction Rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine