Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Acupoint Group:Basic treatment plan plus "acupoint therapy using tendons instead of bones"
Sham Acupoint Group:Basic treatment plan + Sham acupoint therapy
Health Group:Basic treatment plan plus "acupoint therapy using tendons instead of bones"
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: KOA Subjects: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of the Orthopedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association's "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Joints" (2007 edition) and the American College of Rheumatology diagnostic standards; (2) Age 40-75 years, gender; (3) KL grade 2 or 3; (4) KOA history of 6 months or more; (5) Pain VAS total score of 3-7 points; (6) Mild to moderate anxiety and/or mild to moderate depression (SAS, SDS scores of 50-69 points); (7) If the patient has KOA in both legs, select the more severe one for the study; (8) The subject themselves is informed and consents, and voluntarily signs the informed consent form. Healthy Subjects: (1) Age 40-75 years; gender; (2) No other chronic diseases that affect pain perception or emotional status; (3) No severe underlying diseases; (4) No history of severe mental illness or cognitive dysfunction; (5) The subject themselves is informed and consents, and voluntarily signs the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: KOA Subjects: (1) Secondary arthritis or joint replacement surgery; (2) Skin diseases at the treatment site; (3) Severe primary diseases or severe mental illness (e.g., severe depression); (4) Other pain-related diseases; (5) Unable to cooperate with examinations or other contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI); (6) History of arthroscopy, knee joint injections, acupuncture, or massage therapy within the past 6-12 months; (7) Participation in other clinical trials; (8) Oral administration of hormonal medications; (9) Females during menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, or with pregnancy plans. Healthy Subjects: (1) History of knee joint diseases or lower limb pain; (2) Recent history of other surgeries; (3) Recent use of hormonal medications or other drugs affecting joint health; (4) Females during pregnancy, lactation, or with pregnancy plans.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index;self-rating anxiety scale;self-rating depression scale;the 12-items short form health survey; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Xiyou
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital
Outcome results
None listed