knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:Modern "Toutianliang" acupuncture + basic treatment
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 50-80 years old; 2. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of acute knee osteoarthritis in western medicine; 3. Patients with knee osteoarthritis of Kellgren Lawrence grade 0 - III; 4. Patients who stopped taking NSAIDs for at least 7 days or more; 5. If the patients who use the drugs to improve their condition (diacerein and the same kind of drugs) need to stop taking drugs for 1 month or more; 6. Patients and their family members have good compliance and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with other rheumatic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, etc; 2. Patients with serious diseases such as heart, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system; 3. Pregnant or lactating women, psychotic patients; 4. Patients who have participated in other clinical trials in the past four weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;Health assessment questionnaire;Michel Lequesen knee OA severity index;Skin temperature; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWeidong Shen
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed