Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Trial group 5(Qi and blood deficiency pattern):Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Trial group 4(Deficiency of the liver and kidney pattern):Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Trial group 3(Cold dampness affecting the joints pattern):Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Trail group1(Qi stagnation and blood stasis pattern):Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Control group:N/A
Trial group 2(Damp heat affecting the joints pattern):Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Sponsors
Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Meets the diagnostic criteria of Western medicine; 2) Meets the diagnostic criteria for traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation (including Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, damp heat affecting the joints syndrome, cold dampness affecting the joints syndrome, deficiency of the liver and kidney syndrome, and Qi and blood deficiency syndrome); 3) The main complaint is pain, and the degree of pain is moderate or above (VAS = 4); 4) Age range from 38 to 70 years old, regardless of gender; 5) Patients who volunteered to participate in this study. Those who meet the above four conditions simultaneously will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a history of knee joint surgery; 2) Severe primary diseases and psychiatric patients with combined cardiovascular, liver, kidney, and hematopoietic systems; 3) Other diseases that affect the knee joint, such as knee joint tumors, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.; 4) Pregnant or lactating women; 5) Severe stenosis of lower limb arteries. Those who meet any of the above 5 criteria will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS/WOMAC osteoarthritis index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Imaging examination;Tongue coating is greasy or rotten;Meridian acupoint impedance;Cracks on the tongue;Dots on the tongue;Tongue coating peeling;A red tongue edge and tip;Tongue fat or thin;TCM Four Diagnostic Information;Facial holographic partitioned infrared images (including heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidney regions);Ecchymosis on the tongue;Infrared image of leg meridian acupoint zoning;Modern medical diagnosis;Tongue color;Hand holographic partitioned infrared images (including heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidney regions);Tooth marks on the tongue;TCM syndrome differentiation;Tongue coating thickness;Tongue coating color; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWANG Junwen
Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed