Clinical Study on the Combination of Xiaoyu Zhitong Formula and Lymphatic Drainage Technique to Improve the Symptoms of Knee Pain and Swelling in Cold Dampness Obstruction Type

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

treatment group: Xiaoyu Zhitong Formula: 10g of long pepper, 10g of cloves, 10g of borneol, 10g of papaya, 10g of white peony, 10g of licorice, 15g of chicken blood vine, 10g psoralen, 10g of cistanche, powdered petroleum jelly, wrapped in gauze and heated and applied to the affected area. Freehand lymphatic drainage technique: the patient is in the supine position, first use the thumb to press the deep lymph nodes of the trunk for 3-5 min, which are lymph nodes in the groin, neck, lumbosacral spine and supraclavicular fossa, and then perform freehand lymphatic drainage at the lymphatic vessels or superficial lymph nodes, according to the clockwise circle method, all the way to the outside of the thigh, and then to the lateral malleolus of the calf, and then press the medial malleolus of the inner calf to the inner thigh. 20min each time, 1 time every other day. 3 times a week for a total of 9 treatments for 3 weeks.

control group: External application of Diclofenac Diethylamine Emulgel（Manufacturer: Switzerland,Haleon CH SARL） combined with lymphatic drainage technique for treatment，Freehand lymphatic drainage technique: the patient is in the supine position, first use the thumb to press the deep lymph nodes of the trunk for 3-5 min, which are lymph nodes in the groin, neck, lumbosacral spine and supraclavicular fossa, and then perform freehand lymphatic drainage at the lymphatic vessels or superficial lymph nodes, according to the clockwise circle method, all the way to the outside of the thigh, and then to the lateral malleolus of the calf, and then press the medial malleolus of the inner calf to the inner thigh. 20min each time, 1 time every other day. 3 times a week for a total of 9 treatments for 3 weeks.

Study summary

This research project applies a combination of blood stasis relieving and pain relieving formula and lymphatic drainage technique to treat patients with cold dampness obstruction type knee joint pain. The improvement of knee joint pain scores and activity function as well as the degree of soft tissue swelling changes are observed before and after receiving this therapy providing certain ideas for the comprehensive treatment optimization and prognosis judgment of cold dampness obstruction type knee joint pain.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Visual Analogue Score — Before treatment and at 1 2 3 and 6 weeks after treatment.
  This method is relatively sensitive and comparable. The specific method is to draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper with one end of the line marked as 0 indicating no pain; The other end is 10 indicating severe pain; The middle part represents varying degrees of pain. Ask the patient to draw a mark on the horizontal line based on their own feelings to indicate the degree of pain. The pain score is determined by measuring the length of the mark from the 0 point is the pain score.Quantitative score: A higher score indicates a worse outcome, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the most painful.

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