Status:
UNKNOWN
Investigation on Efficacy Between TCM Treatment Using Acupuncture and Tui-na With Physiotherapy on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Acupuncture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Knee pain is one of common pain-causing diseases and it affects patients' mobility which in turn seriously affects the quality of patients' life. The most common cause of knee pain results from the in...
Detailed Description
The target sample size will be 180 patients approximately, each group namely Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/ Physiotherapy (PT)/ Education group respectively will contain minimum 60 patients respe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18 and 70, male and female, knee pain as main complaint;
- Diagnosed as PFPS using our diagnostic standard;
- Knee pain for more than 1 month;
- Patients could be able to finish all questionnaires, treatment;
- Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and persistent for at least 6 weeks;
- Able to cooperate with questionnaires, examination and treatment and follow-up cycles;
- Agree to receive regular Chinese medicine diagnosis and assist in the designated examinations in the study.
- Agree to record physical condition indicators and report the situation at each follow-up consultation.
- During the entire plan period, the subjects must agree not to use any type of Chinese medicine health care products until the end of the trial.
Exclusion
- Age below 18 and above 70; Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI)≧30;
- Patients with acute traumatic bone fracture, dislocation or acute soft tissue injury at knee joint;
- Patients with infections at knee joint;
- Patients with non-specific inflammation at knee joint and rheumatoid disease;
- Patients with ostomy or other tumor related;
- Patients with knee pain but not anterior knee pain, e.g. meniscal or other intra articular pathologic condition, cruciate or collateral ligament cases, patella subluxation or dislocation, previous surgery in the knee and hip joints, knee and hip joint osteoarthritis, any conditions affect muscle strength like diabetes mellitus or rheumatoid arthritis；
- Patients with patellar tendon inflammation or Osgood-Schlatter Disease;
- Any psychiatric disorder;
- Pregnancy;
- Patients with severe disease such as immune disease, genetic disease and severe coronary vascular disease;
- Patients receive any other treatment such as physiotherapy or acupuncture after washout period.
- If participants are incompetent in giving consent .
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 18 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06042465
Start Date
October 18 2021
End Date
December 31 2023
Last Update
September 28 2023
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Kevin Yue Kin Man
Hong Kong, Hong Kong