Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Brief summary
The study evaluates pain relief and subsequent range of motion changes combining battlefield acupuncture with sodium hyaluronate vs local anesthetic and sodium hyaluronate
Detailed description
Sodium hyaluronate is FDA approved for knee osteoarthritis. It is a widely used treatment for this condition. This does provide immediate pain relief and is often used in conjunction with lidocaine and ropivacaine to both improve pain relief and treatment tolerance. battlefield acupuncture has been showing promise as an adjunct pain relief treatment option. If used during intra articular visco supplementation knee injections, this may provide pain relief and positive changes in range of motion without the need of local anesthetic being injected into the joint space.
Interventions
Battlefield Acupuncture gold semi permanent needles
Sponsors
Brooke Army Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of the BAMC Orthopaedic clinic * Active duty, dependent and civilians * Ages 18-65 * Diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis by their Orthopaedic provider * Determined to be eligible for Sodium Hyaluronate injections by their Orthopaedic provider
Exclusion criteria
* Patient without knee osteoarthritis diagnosis * Patient requiring immediate surgery for their knee complaints * Patients younger than 18 or older than 65 * Pregnant patients * Patients without active pain * Patients with history of knee arthroplasty * Patients with auricular deformity which would affect BFA * Patient with history of vasovagal secondary to needles or injections * Patients with active infection at BFA treatment sites
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale | 4 months | Pain Scale. zero to 100 mm line. point on line if severity of pain. Zero no pain, 100 worst pain imaginable. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Rating Scale | 4 months | Pain Scale. Number pain scale 0-10. Zero no pain, 10 worst pain imaginable |
| KOOS | 4 months | Knee function scoring. Questionnaire, scoring zero to 100. 100 is no pain or issues, zero is worst possible score. |
| KOOS Physical function short form | 4 months | Knee function scoring. Questionnaire, scoring zero to 100. 100 is no pain or issues, zero is worst possible score. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactChristopher Gomez, MPAS
Outcome results
None listed