Clinical Study of Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Key facts
- Where
- Nanchang, ChinaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 70 years old?
Source: NCT06805188, who can take part
Where in China
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese MedicineNanchang, ChinaContact: mingyi XiongTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Wu zenan
- Trial code
- NCT06805188
- Record updated
- 3 February 2025
- Original description
The main question of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) through a single-blind, randomized controlled trial divided into two groups. Patients in both groups received a total of 24 acupuncture treatments over an 8-week period. The differences in knee NRS score, WOMAC index, walking test, mental health assessment and other indicators between the acupuncture group and the sham acupuncture group before and after treatment were compared to provide high-quality evidence to support the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating KOA.Read full original descriptionShow less
Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
The main question of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) through a single-blind, randomized controlled trial divided into two groups. Patients in both groups received a total of 24 acupuncture treatments over an 8-week period. The differences in knee NRS score, WOMAC index, walking test, mental health assessment and other indicators between the acupuncture group and the sham acupuncture group before and after treatment were compared to provide high-quality evidence to support the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating KOA.
Inclusion: aged 18-70 years old, regardless of gender; meeting the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) of KOA; patients with an NRS score of at least greater than 4 for knee pain, and the pain has lasted for at least 3 months; diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or x-ray in the last 3 years; volunteering to participate in this trial and signing informed consent.
Exclusion: Patients who had received any physical therapy related to osteoarthritis of the knee, such as corticosteroid injections, acupuncture, or moxibustion, within the past 3 months; Prior serious mental illness, organ failure, or malignancy; Planned knee surgery within the next 3 months; Patients with a history of knee surgery; Patients who had a disease that could lead to pain in the knee, such as a fracture, a synovial cyst, or rheumatoid arthritis; Patients who had a history of knee surgery. or any significant neurological injury; Pregnancy or breastfeeding.