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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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