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Functional Brain Imaging - Acupuncture and Osteoarthritis

NCT00070824 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2007-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to use single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (f-MRI) of the brain to study the response of both normal participants and participants with Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee to acupuncture.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • John T. Farrar, MD, MSCE · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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