Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Thermal sensitization-based acupoint selection group:Electroacupuncture with thermal sensitization-based acupoint selection
Conventional acupoint selection group:Electroacupuncture with conventional acupoint selection
Sponsors
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 45-75 any gender; (2) meet the American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis; (3) report knee pain for more than 3 months; (4) had radiological examination within 6 months indicating ? or ? in Kellgren–Lawrence grade; (5) Score 40mm or greater in visual analogue scale about walking on flat ground for the past week; (6) Willing to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) History of knee joint surgery or waiting for knee joint surgery (knee replacement or knee arthroscopy surgery); (2) knee pain due to other pathologies (e.g. meniscus tear rheumatoid arthritis joint cavity infection malignancy gout lumbosacral diseases with symptom of lower extremity etc.); (3) arthroscopy history within 1 year or intraarticular injection history within 6 months for the evaluating knee; (4) either knee having received acupuncture/exercise therapy in the last 6 months; (5) severe acute or chronic organic or neuropsychiatric disorder; (6) disorders of coagulopathy (e.g. hemophilia); (7) pacemakers or epilepsy; (8) pregnancy preparation pregnant or lactation period; (9) participated in other clinical studies within the past 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Skin temperature;WOMAC function;Credibility/expectancy questionnaire;Visual analogue scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactBaohong Mi
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed