Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Chronic Pain Relief Over Knee Joint Area by Gua Sha Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Conditions:
Pain, Chronic
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: A randomized, single-blind, controlled clinical trial is conducted to evaluate the effect of gua sha on the relief of chronic knee joint area pain, and to investigate the association betwe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Those aged 20-60 years old
- There are at least three pains in the unilateral or bilateral knee joints (up and down steps, squats, running, squatting, jumping, walking, and sedentary for a long time), and the pain lasts for at least one month.
- Visual pain score (VAS) ≧30 (mm) for unilateral or bilateral knee joints
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, and Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of knee joint pain
- Non-severe degenerative arthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence scale knee arthritis grade 2 or less)
Exclusion
- thighs, knee joints, calf areas, those who have undergone surgery or are expected to have surgery, those who have been traumatized within the last month, and those who have wounds, ulcers, infections or other skin diseases within two weeks
- Pregnancy
- BMI value is greater than 27 KG/m2
- People with cardiovascular disease or hemophilia
- Patients with gout, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis
- Diabetic patients with knee arthritis, patients with dry arthritis
- Patients with malignant tumors
- Those who are allergic to Vaseline products
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 25 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03821194
Start Date
January 25 2019
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
June 11 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 112