Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Sponsors
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria; (2) Kellgren–Lawrence grading from II to IV; (3) Knee pain score >=4 on an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS); (4) Aged 40 to 80 years old; (5) Symptomtoms have been present for more than 6 months; (5) Signing the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) History of knee surgery or waiting for surgery (knee replacement or knee arthroscopy); (2) Knee joint lesions caused by autoimmune diseases,infections,tumors,trauma,fracture and other factors; (3) Abnormal coagulation function; (4) Allergy to topical diclofenac diethylamine latex; (5) Severe organic or mental diseases; (6) Pregnant and lactating women; (7) History of receiving other related treatment within the past 3 months, such as acupotomy,acupuncture and intraarticular injection; (8) Metal allergy or fear of acupotomology; (9) Participated in other clinical trials within the last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| response rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC stiffness subcale;WOMAC functional subscale;WOMAC pain subscale;quality of life (SF-12);Use of rescue medication;NRS score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactShu-Ming Li
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed