Different Kinds of Acupuncture Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) a chronic disease with symptoms of persistent pain or rest pain , joint stiffness, numbness, limitation of activity and even disability, with significant associated costs and effects on individuals' life quality. Acupuncture as an approach for the management of chronic pain, is receiving increasing recognition from both the public and professionals. The aim of this study is to indicate the effects of three commonly used acupuncture treatments for KOA.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
• Collaborators: Jiaxing TCM Hospital; Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, China; The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University; Zhejiang Hospital; Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of TCM; Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital
• Treatments: Celecoxib

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Meet the Clinical Classification Criteria for Osteoarthritis of the Knee, diagnosed by specialist.

2. Aged 40-75 years old;

3. History of chronic knee pain for more than 3 months, and complain of knee pain on most days of the past month;

4. Kellgren and Lawrence Grades 1-3;

5. With related knee pain in one or both knees rated > 4 cm on a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale(VAS) (VAS:0 to 10)

6. Who volunteer to participate and sign the consent form .

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Knee osteoarthritis patients with gout, infection, tumor, autoimmune diseases, trauma or other causes of knee pain or knee deformities;

2. Patients who have local skin damage, poor skin conditions or coagulant dysfunction and patients who are not suitable for acupuncture;

3. Patients who are accompanied with serious medical problems or mental disorders, cognitive dysfunction，disorders of shallow sensation or who cannot cooperate with the treatment;

4. Patients who have received acupuncture or needle knife in the past month;

5. Other patients who are not suitable for acupuncture treatment.