LIU Jin-tao, JIANG Hong. Clinical observation of “Golden Plaster” in treatment of knee osteoarthritis with random, double-blind and placebo-controlled methods[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015,49(12):31-34.
LIU Jin-tao, JIANG Hong. Clinical observation of “Golden Plaster” in treatment of knee osteoarthritis with random, double-blind and placebo-controlled methods[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015,49(12):31-34.DOI:
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of “Golden Plaster” in treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods80 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 40 in each group. Patients in treatment group were treated with “Golden Plaster” while the control group was treated with placebo. The courses for the two groups were 21 days. VAS score, modified JOA score and TCM syndrome integral were observed. Results:① During the experiment, 2 cases in the experiment group were shed and there was no shedding case in control group, 78 cases completed the experiment. ② Compared in the group before and after the experiment, there was statistically significant difference in VAS score, modified JOA score and TCM syndrome integral(P<0.05). Compared between the two groups before and after the experiment, there was statistically significant difference in VAS score, modified JOA score and TCM syndrome integral(P<0.05). Conclusion:“Golden Plaster” can effectively alleviate patients' knee pain, and improve the activity ability of the joints and quality of lives.