osteoarthritis of the knee (medicine)
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:traditional massage and acupuncture
Treatment group:Acupuncture combined with acupressure under the guidance of "knee and ankle co-regulation".
Sponsors
Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for osteoarthritis of the knee; (2) Being in an exacerbation phase of the disease and aged 40-70 years; (3) Not using other therapeutic drugs within 2 weeks before and during the treatment and no history of drug allergy; (4) Normal mental status and comprehension ability independent completion of relevant questionnaires good compliance and can complete the treatment according to the doctor's instructions; (5) The patient and his/her family have given informed consent and signed an informed consent form; (6) Approved by the Ethics Committee of the hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who have been treated with previous knee surgery combined with knee tumour rheumatoid tuberculosis septic and acute injury; (2) Patients with allergy to drugs severe liver and kidney insufficiency; (3) Confirmed cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases peripheral arterial diseases; (4) With active peptic gastric ulcer gastrointestinal bleeding; (5) Excluding endocrine diseases such as diabetes obesity and other causes of osteoarthritis of the knee; (6) Those who are pregnant or preparing for pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hip-knee-ankle; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale;Western Ontario and MCMaster Universities;Lysholm; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJia- Xiang Yang
Hebei University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed