Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
E-T group:health care education intervention and Tuina treatment
T-T group:Tuina treatment
T-E group:Tuina treatment and health care education intervention
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.meet the diagnostic criteria for KOA set by the Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis in 2018, including retropatellar, medial or lateral KOA, etc., with no traumatic aetiology; 2.are aged between 40 and 70 years, and right-handed; 3.have not taken any pain-killing medicine within 1 month; 4.have not received any Tuina treatment within 1 month; 5.have had at least 3 months of knee-pain duration; 6.have an average score of knee pain on VAS >3 (range from 0 to 10) in the past 2 weeks; 7.have I–II degree knee-joint radiological change on the Kellgren-Lawrence scale; 8.have signed an informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.are alcohol or drug abusers or are taking other medications; 2.are pregnant or lactating women; 3.are suffering from psychiatric, neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, infectious, immunological, respiratory or renal illnesses; 4.are suffering from any other chronic pain condition or have a history of head trauma with loss of consciousness; 5.are diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis or other leg-related pain disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S);36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36);The Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS);NIH PROMIS Pain Interference Questionnaire (NIH PROMIS);The Visual Analog Scale (VAS);Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactGuo Guangxin
Outcome results
None listed