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Effectiveness of Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Rehabilitation After Knee Arthroplasty

NCT00935155 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2012-02-08

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Summary

No randomized trials have tested the effectiveness of acupuncture as a supplement to rehabilitation after total knee replacement. Studies from related fields, however, have shown reduction of symptoms as a result of acupuncture treatment in patients with knee pain caused by severe osteoarthritis in the knee. Furthermore, studies have reported that the need of pain medication was lower when acupuncture treatment was performed immediately after knee surgery.

The aim of this study is to test whether acupuncture can reduce pain and improve disability as a supplement to rehabilitation after total knee replacement.

One hundred and seventy patients will be allocated by drawing lots to either a treatment group receiving exercise therapy and acupuncture or a group receiving exercise therapy alone. Treatment will start 3 weeks after surgery at the latest.

Outcome of treatments will be measured at completion of treatment and at 3 months follow-up by pain- and disability questionnaires as well as the recording of walking capacity.

Conditions

  • Total Knee Replacement

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Westerns style acupuncture. Twice a week for 12 weeks

PROCEDURE

exercises

Coordination, mobilizing, endurance, strength

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Back and Rehabilitation Center, Copenhagen

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Tom Petersen, PT, PhD · Back and Rehabilitation Center, Copenhagen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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