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Moxibustion in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

NCT02769572 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 144

Last updated 2020-02-17

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Summary

This is a multicenter , double-blinded, double-dummy, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of moxibustion for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

real moxibustion

3 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks,totally 12 sessions at 3 acupoints (ST35, EX-LE4, ST36 )

DRUG

placebo gel

4 grams per knee, 4 times per day, for 4 weeks

DRUG

diclofenac sodium gel

4 grams per knee, 4 times per day, for 4 weeks

OTHER

sham moxibustion

3 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks,totally 12 sessions at 3 acupoints (ST35, EX-LE4, ST36 )

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yong Tang, Professor · Chengdu University of Chinese Traditional Medicine

  • Jianying Zhou · Chengdu University of Chinese Traditional Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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