In:
Pain Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 24, No. 3 ( 2023-03-01), p. 244-257
Abstract:
To evaluate the effectiveness of Tuina in relieving the pain, negative emotions, and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Design Single-center, parallel, randomized controlled trial. Setting Shanghai Guanghua Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China. Subjects Adult patients with KOA who were able to speak Chinese and self-report symptoms were eligible. Methods A total of 104 patients were randomly allocated to receive the 6-week treatment of Tuina (Tuina group) or celecoxib (celecoxib group). Data on pain, negative emotions, and disability were collected at baseline, at week 2, 4, and 6, and follow-up (1 month after the last treatment). The primary outcomes were the pressure pain thresholds. The secondary outcomes were: (1) numerical rating scale at rest and with movement; (2) Hamilton Anxiety Scale; (3) Hamilton Depression Scale; (4) Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; and (5) clinical effective rate. The adverse events of the trial were evaluated. Results In total, 99 patients completed the follow-up. Generalized linear mixed models were constructed to analyse the between-group differences. Statistically significant differences were found in the interaction effects (P & lt; .05). In evaluating the group effect, statistical differences were found at week 6 and follow-up (P & lt; .05). Further, all variables showed a time effect (P & lt; .05). A statistical difference in the clinical effective rate was found between the Tuina and celecoxib groups (P & lt; .05). Conclusions Tuina produced superior effects for pain, negative emotions, and disability over time, as compared to celecoxib in patients with KOA.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1526-2375
,
1526-4637
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2023
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2023869-1
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