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Placebo Response of Different Types of Sham Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis

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Trial details

Who runs it
West China Hospital
Trial code
NCT06675981
Record updated
19 November 2024
Original description
This study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial to investigate the difference in clinical efficacy and blinding effect between real acupuncture and various sham acupuncture techniques.Read full original descriptionShow less

This study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial to investigate the difference in clinical efficacy and blinding effect between real acupuncture and various sham acupuncture techniques.

Inclusion: Clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis; Age over 40 years old.

Exclusion: Use of physiotherapy for osteoarthritis knee pain in the past month; use of intra-articular injection of glucocorticoid or viscosupplementation in the past 6 months; received knee-replacement surgery; and positive floating patella test; Tuberculosis, tumors, rheumatism of the knee joint, and rheumatoid arthritis; Mental disorders; Severe cardiovascular disease, liver or kidney impairment, immunodeficiency, diabetes mellitus, blood disorder or skin disease; Sprain or trauma in the lower limb; Pregnancy or lactation.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06675981