knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Health education programmes are used and water baths are not administered
Experimental group:Using 40 ± 2 ? warm water immersion in the affected knee knee joint (thermometer monitoring) each immersion 30min every other day 3 times a week a total of 12 weeks of treatment
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis and the criteria of cold-damp paralytic obstruction type; (2) Age 50-80 years old, gender is not limited; (3) At least one of the five items of WOMAC pain score is 40 or above at the time of enrollment; (4) Those who voluntarily serve as test subjects and are able to accept the trial protocol and ensure completion of the course of treatment. (5) Can walk independently without assistance; (6) Have a stride length of more than 50cm; (7) Can complete proprioceptive testing independently without assistance; (8) Have a bath at home for warm water bath therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Persons with a combination of serious primary diseases such as cardiovascular, hepatic, renal and hematopoietic systems; (2) People with allergies or those who are allergic to multiple drugs; (3) Patients with mental illness or senile dementia; (4) Those who do not cooperate with the treatment and do not follow the prescribed program; (5) Those who have skin injury or skin disease in the treatment area; (6) People with abnormal skin temperature sensation; (7) Those who are participating in other drug clinical trials or have participated in other clinical trials within three months; (8) Patients who must wear a lumbar support or other items that affect the adhesion of reflective light markers for gait analysis when walking or standing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proprioception test results;Muscle tone test results;Gait analysis test results; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactBo Chen
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM
Outcome results
None listed