Acupuncture Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis With Sensitive Acupoints and Tender Points

NCT03299439 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 666

Last updated 2021-12-30

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Summary

The investigators plan to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture at highly sensitive points, compared with lowly/non-sensitive points or no acupuncture (waiting-list), in improving pain, joint function and quality of life, among patients with KOA. The safety of acupuncture will also be assessed during the study period.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

acupuncture

a stimulation of the body or auricular points

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • West China Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xin Sun, Phd · West China Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-25
Primary Completion
2020-11-20
Completion
2020-11-20

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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