Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
force sensitive acupuncture group :force sensitive acupuncture
Health group:Not intervening
Sponsors
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 83 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a. Meet the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis, unilateral or bilateral. If bilateral, select the more severe side. b. Age = 18 years old. c. The maximum depth of fluid accumulation in the suprapatellar sac is = 2mm. d. Not receiving any treatment related to knee osteoarthritis in the past 2 weeks. e. Can provide detailed contact information. f. Those who voluntarily sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a. Pregnant or lactating women. b. Long term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hormone therapy for patients. c. There is obvious medial and lateral knee joint deformity. d. Patients with severe primary diseases such as heart, kidney, lung, brain, liver, and psychiatric disorders. e. Those who do not meet the inclusion criteria or have incomplete information that affects the efficacy or safety assessment. f. The number of force sensitive acupoints detected in high-risk areas is less than 5.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the Western Ontario and McMaster universities osteoarthritis index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tumour necrosis factor-a;Interleukin- 6;Interleukin-1ß;visual analogue scale;Maximum depth of fluid accumulation in the suprapatellar sac;Short Form 12; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFu Yong
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital
Outcome results
None listed