knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1) Meeting the diagnostic criteria of KOA (refer to the 2018 edition of Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines); 2) Kellgren LawrenceX classification was grade I to ?. 3) It meets the diagnostic criteria of TCM KOA with kidney deficiency and blood stasis (according to the 2018 edition of "Guiding Principles for Clinical Research of New Chinese Medicine" and 2018 edition of "TCM Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Terms · Syndrome Part"); 4) Age 40-75 years old, gender is not limited; 5) Patients who voluntarily receive treatment and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients complicated with knee joint tuberculosis, knee joint tumor, acute knee joint injury and other diseases; 2) Advanced KOA patients, knee space is obviously narrow or rigid; 3) Pregnant and lactating women; 4) Suffering from serious heart, lung, brain and blood system diseases; 5) Patients currently participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee range of motion;Cartilage thickness;visual analogue scale,VAS;Temperature difference before and after knee joint treatment;TCM syndrome integral; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China