Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Pestle Acupuncture Treatment Group:Pestle Acupuncture Therapy
Sponsors
Shanghai East Hospital, Yangpu District, Shanghai
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Primary diagnosis meets the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), with clinical staging classified as early- to middle-stage KOA of the Yangming Foot Meridian-Tendon type; 2) Age between 40 and 80 years (inclusive); 3) Able to accept either pestle acupuncture or filiform needle acupuncture, and willing to cooperate with investigators to complete clinical scale assessments honestly; 4) Voluntarily participates in this study, signs the informed consent form, and agrees to undergo relevant examinations for differential diagnosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have been taking long-term medications for KOA and are still within the pharmacological effect period without successful washout; 2) Patients who have undergone joint surgery, those with other knee osteoarticular diseases detected during arthroscopy, or those who have received other relevant treatments that may affect the observation of outcome indicators in this study; 3) Patients with large-area skin boils or ulcers in the lower extremities that interfere with pestle acupuncture treatment; 4) Patients with severe dysfunction of the heart, brain, liver, kidney, or lung; 5) Patients with mental illness or coagulation disorders; 6) Patients with a history of opioid analgesic, sedative-hypnotic, or alcohol abuse; 7) Pregnant or lactating women; 8) Patients with poor compliance who cannot meet the follow-up requirements.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale;Temperature of the affected knee joint before and after treatment; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Hanmei
Yinhang Community Health Service Center, Yangpu District, Shanghai
Outcome results
None listed