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The influence of preoperative buccal acupuncture intervention on postoperative pain and endocannabinoid receptors in total knee arthroplasty

The influence of preoperative buccal acupuncture intervention on postoperative pain and endocannabinoid receptors in total knee arthroplasty

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000537
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
2025-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

Patients in the experimental group:Positioning treatment was carried out at the knee acupoint and popliteal fossa acupoint and the needle was left for 30 minutes
Patients in the control group:Non-specific acupuncture points are used to penetrate the skin through pseudo-acupuncture, that is, plastic catheters can be retracted with false needles to open 0.5-5cm

Sponsors

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 40-70 years old gender is not limited; 2) American College of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I.~III.; 3) Diagnosed with osteoarthritis it is planned to undergo primary selective unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) under spinal anaesthesia; 4) There are no contraindications to buccal needle femoral nerve and spinal anaesthesia; 5) No local anaesthetic allergy; 6) Able to cooperate and understand; 7) Obtain informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Body mass index (BMI) 40; 2) Peripheral neuropathy; 3) severe renal impairment (requiring renal replacement therapy); 4) severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh grade C); 5) History of severe cardiovascular disease (NYHA > grade 2); 6) Other circumstances that the attending physician or investigator considers unsuitable to participate in this study; 2.1.1.3 Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who fail to cooperate with the completion of the treatment measures formulated in this study protocol; 2) Those who have not completed the full follow-up of clinical trials; 3) Those who have serious complications or adverse reactions and need to discontinue the experiment as determined by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
NRS pain score at rest and during activity of total knee after TKA ;NRS pain score at rest and during activity at the back of the knee after TKA;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Knee range of motion of patients before and after buccal acupuncture intervention;NRS pain scores of patients before and after buccal acupuncture intervention;Detection of endocannabinoid receptors (CB1R, CB2R, and GPR55) in the synovial membrane of the knee;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShen Li

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital

957566961@qq.com+86 18246090494

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026