Status:
UNKNOWN
Acupuncture Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Beijing science and technology commission
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), also called degenerative knee disease, is one of the most common bone and joint diseases in clinic. It was estimated to affect more than 9 million individuals in the United ...
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
- NRS ≥ 4
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, fracture, gout, lumbosacral vertebrae disease, etc.)
- History of arthroscopy within 1 year or intra-articular injection within 4 months
- History of receiving acupuncture or massage treatment within 3 months
- Severe acute/chronic organic or mental diseases
- Coagulation disorders (such as hemophilia, etc.)
- Cardiac pacemaker, metal allergy or needle phobia
- Pregnant women, pregnant and lactating women
- Participation in another clinical study in the past 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
480 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03366363
Start Date
December 15 2017
End Date
June 30 2019
Last Update
December 8 2017
Active Locations (9)
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1
Beijing Hostipal of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100000
2
Guang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100053
3
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100078
4
Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100078