Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Millet Needle Group:Acupoint Needling
Electroacupuncture Group:Electroacupuncture
Warm Needle Group:Moxibustion
Sponsors
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Meeting the Western medical diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis (KOA); 2) Kellgren–Lawrence (KL) grade I–III; 3) Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score =4; 4) Unilateral knee involvement; 5) Age 40–75 years, regardless of sex; 6) Able to walk independently without assistive support; 7) Agreeing to avoid routine use of analgesics, with designated rescue medication permitted and recorded when pain is intolerable; 8) Voluntarily participating in this study and signing the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Previous knee surgery on the evaluated knee, or ongoing surgery on either knee; 2) History of arthroscopy of the evaluated knee within the past 1 year or intra-articular injection within the past 6 months; 3) Acupuncture therapy on either knee within the past 6 months; 4) Knee diseases such as tumor, tuberculosis, or osteomyelitis; 5) Severe acute or chronic organic disease or neuropsychiatric disorder; 6) Coagulation disorder; 7) Pacemaker implantation or epilepsy; 8) Planning pregnancy, pregnant, or lactating; 9) Participation in another clinical study within the past 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Valid Response Rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Valid Response Rate;Numeric Rating Scale;WOMAC scoring scale: includes WOMAC total score, WOMAC pain score, WOMAC stiffness score, and WOMAC functional score.;Short-Form Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire;Credibility/Expectation Questionnaire;30-Second Chair Stand Test;Knee joint range of motion;Muscle strength (including tibialis anterior, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and medial and lateral heads of gastrocnemius).;Joint Reaction Force;Step length;pace;Stride width;Stride;Joint Movement Angle;Joint Torque;pace;Surface Electromyography;The use of emergency medication (ibuprofen); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhou Jun
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed