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Influences of De Qi induced by acupuncture on immediate and accumulated analgesic effects in patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Min Li, Hongwen Yuan, Pei Wang, Siyuan Xin, Jie Hao, Miaomiao Liu, Jinfeng Li, Man Yu, Xinrui Zhang

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Min LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China.
Hongwen YuanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, No.10, Xitoutiao, Outside of Youanmen, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100069, China.
Pei WangDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China. xiaopei349550779@126.com.
Siyuan XinTeaching and Research Section of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Chengde Medical College, Shangerdaohezi, Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei Province, 067000, China.
Jie HaoNational Institute of Complementary Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked bag 1797, Penrith, 2751, Sydney, Australia.
Miaomiao LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China.
Jinfeng LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China.
Man YuDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China.
Xinrui ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua south street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDe Qi is a special sensational response upon acupuncture needling. According to traditional acupuncture theory, the treatment is "effective only after Qi arrival"; that is, De Qi is an important indicator of therapeutic efficacy and good prognosis. However, it is still disputable whether De Qi improves the efficacy of acupuncture therapy. This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to explore the influence of De Qi induced by acupuncture on immediate and accumulated analgesic effects in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). METHODS/

designEighty-eight patients with KOA will be recruited and randomly assigned to the De Qi group (enhanced stimulation to evoke De Qi) and the control group (weak stimulation to avoid De Qi) in the Department of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Each patient will receive three 30-minute sessions per week for 4 consecutive weeks and undergo a 1 month follow-up. The severity of knee pain, as measured on a 100-mm visual analog scale (where 0 indicates no pain and 100 indicates intolerable pain) will be used as the primary outcome, and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score will be used as the secondary outcome. Both indexes will be measured before and after the 1 DISCUSSION: This prospective randomized controlled study will be helpful in enhancing our understanding of the analgesic effect of De Qi on patients with KOA and may provide a clinical basis for further investigation of the relationship between De Qi and the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture, thereby offering some evidence for the role of De Qi in an efficacious acupuncture therapy.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR-IIR-16008972 . Registered on 4 August 2016 Additional file 2.

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Acupuncture AnalgesiaAdultAgedArthralgiaChinaClinical ProtocolsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePain ManagementPain MeasurementProspective StudiesResearch DesignSeverity of Illness IndexDe Qiknee osteoarthritis (KOA)Qi arrivalrandomized controlled trialvisual analog scale (VAS)

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