Acupuncture Prescription Based on Thermal-Sensitized Acupoints for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Xue-Zhou Wang   ^{1, 2 *} , MS ;   Tao-Tao Lv   ^{1, 3 *} , PhD ;   Kua-Yue Zhang   ^{1, 3} , MS ;   Zhuo-Ya Chen   ^{1, 3} , BA ;   Li-Na Qin   ^{1, 3} , Prof Dr Med ;   Wei-Juan Gang   ² , Prof Dr Med ;   Wei-Heng Chen   ^{1, 3} , Prof Dr Med ;   Bao-Hong Mi   ^{1, 3} , PhD

¹ The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

² Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Baijing, China

³ Engineering Research Center of Chinese Orthopaedics and Sports Rehabilitation Artificial Intelligent, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

*these authors contributed equally