Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. repeated knee joint pain in the past 1 month; 2. X-ray films (standing position or load-bearing position) showed narrowing of joint space, subcartilage osteosclerosis and / or cystic degeneration, and formation of osteophyte at the edge of the joint; 3. Aged = 50 years old; 4. Morning stiffness time = 30 min; 5. there is bone friction sound (feeling) during the activity. Osteoarthritis of knee joint can be diagnosed by meeting the diagnostic criteria of 1 + (any 2 of 2, 3, 4 and 5).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. there was skin damage around the knee joint; 2. patients with history of knee surgery and severe trauma; 3. patients with secondary OA, complicated with rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, infectious arthritis and other joint diseases; 4. patients with diabetes mellitus, systemic infection, severe abnormal liver and kidney function, malignant tumor and other diseases; 5. the patients were treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and intra-articular injection in the past 3 months. 6. those who were allergic to drugs in this study; 7. pregnant or lactating women; 8. patients with mental disorder or cognitive dysfunction; 9. those who did not accept or could not adhere to the treatment plan of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PPT; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiao Lianbo
Shanghai Guanghua Integrated traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital
Outcome results
None listed