Status:
UNKNOWN
Electro-acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Ping Zhou
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal diseases in clinic. It usually occurs in middle-aged people, especially women. An estimated lifetime risk for KOA is approximately 4...
Detailed Description
Patients will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. In the 24-session treatments group (group A), patients will receive EA 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks. The EA stimulation lasted for 30 minut...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 45-75 years old, male or female;
- Single / bilateral knee pain, duration of more than 6 months;
- KL (Kellgren-Lawrence) grade Ⅱ or Ⅲ in recent 6 months;
- NRS ≥ 40mm;
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Surgery history of knee or waiting for surgery (knee replacement or knee arthroscopy);
- Knee pain caused by other diseases (such as joint bodies, severe effusion of joint cavity, infection, malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, trauma, etc.);
- History of arthroscopy within 1 year or intra-articular injection within 4 months;
- History of receiving acupuncture treatment within 3 months;
- Severe acute/chronic organic or mental diseases;
- Pregnant women, pregnant and lactating women;
- Coagulation disorders (such as hemophilia, etc.);
- Participation in another clinical study in the past 3 months;
- With a cardiac pacemaker, metal allergy or needle phobia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 25 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03359603
Start Date
December 25 2017
End Date
June 30 2018
Last Update
December 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Beijing Hostipal of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100000