None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Who aged 20 years or older 2) Who are diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthritis or radiologically, has at least one osteophyte on the tibiofemoral joint(kellgren-Lawrence grade=2) 3) Who voluntarily participates in this study and signs a research agreement
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Rheumatoid arthritis, Gouty arthritis 2) Knee fracture, dislocation 3) Who are positive in physical examination(Drawer Sign, Valgus/Varus Stress Test, McMurray test) 4) RA factor(Rheumatoid Arthritis factor)=1:40, ESR(Erythrocyte Sedimemtation Rate)=40mm/h, Anti CCP Ab(Anti-Cyclic Citullinated Peptide Antibody) positive 5) Uric acid=7.0mg/dL 6) Tumor of Knee joint 7) Knee joint replacement 8) Who has systemic symptoms that can affect knee pain (uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, severe cardiovascular disease or respiratory disease and equivalent, paralysis of local or systemic sensation, etc.) 9) Who are in a medical condition that is likely to affect current symptoms 10) Who are identified not eligible to enroll this study by investigators 11) Who can not fill out the questionnaire by themselves 12) Who can not communicate enough to participate in research(Dementia, mental illness, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reliability of Pattern Identifications Tool for Knee Osteoarthritis;Validity of Pattern Identifications Tool for Knee Osteoarthritis;Analyze correlation between Pattern Identification Tool and VAS, WOMAC, EQ-5D, sasang constitution | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analyze correlation between tongue diagnosis, pulse diagnosis and Pattern Identification Tool | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactJi Hyang Gu
Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Outcome results
None listed