Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Sponsors
Huadong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the disease diagnostic criteria in this study;? ? (2) Aged >=50 years;? (3) Kellgren - Lawrence (standard radiology) score at least level II; (4) No surgical treatment of knee arthritis was performed in the first 3 months; (5) Patients who had not received acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in the previous month were included;? (6) Sign informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe knee malformation (severe reduction or even disappearance of the knee space or osteorigidity due to the formation of osteobridge connections between the joints), acute trauma, and infectious inflammation of the knee joint; (2) Patients with rheumatic immune diseases and metabolic diseases, such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, etc.; (3) Patients with severe primary diseases of the heart, brain, liver, kidney and blood system, and psychosis; (4) patients with hemorrhagic diseases or clotting dysfunction; (5) Pregnancy and lactation; ? (6) Poor compliance, do not actively cooperation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;36-Item ShortForm Health Survey;short form McGill pain questionnaire;Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score;Numeric Rating scale;The muscle thickness at the triggering point under ultrasound;he trigger point under ultrasound corresponds to the fascia thickness of the muscle;Heart Rate Variability;Index of severity for osteoarthritis;Range of motition;Pittsburgh Sleep Index Quality scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYongjun Zheng
Huadong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University
Outcome results
None listed