Efficacy of Tuina in patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuina demonstrates clinical therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, due to the paucity of high-quality and credible evidence-based medical evidence, there is no unified consensus on the treatment of KOA with Tuina in the current medical guidelines. Therefore, we will conduct a two-arm parallel group design and a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of Tuina for treating KOA and the effect of Tuina on various muscles of the knee joint.

Methods and analysis

A total of 84 participants from Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine will be recruited. The participants will be randomly assigned to the Tuina group or the Infrared group in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the Tuina group

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766823 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature