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Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture for Hand Osteoarthritis

NCT05267093 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 340

Last updated 2025-07-16

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Summary

The investigators plan to conduct this multicentered, sham-controlled randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for clinical symptomatic improvement of hand OA.

Conditions

  • Hand Osteoarthritis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Sterile single-use stainless steel needles (size 0.3 mm × 25 mm) will be utilized. After local skin disinfection with 75% alcohol wipes, acupuncturists will insert needles perpendicularly into the Ashi points to a depth of approximately 2-3 mm; horizontally into the Baxie points toward the wrist to a depth of 5-10 mm; and perpendicularly into Houxi (SI3) and Waiguan (TE5) to a depth of approximately 5-10 mm. The depth of needling will vary based on the participant's body sizes. After insertion, all needles except those in the Ashi points will be manually manipulated to achieve De qi sensations. All the needles will be retained for 30 min and then gently removed. Participants will take acupuncture treatment three times per week for a total of 12 sessions in 4 consecutive weeks.

PROCEDURE

Sham acupuncture

The sham needles with blunt tips (size 0.3 mm × 25 mm) will be used in the control group. Acupuncturists will gently lift and twist the sham needles to simulate the treatment procedure, thus blinding the patients to the intervention. Acupuncturist will firstly sterilize the areas of acupoints, then apply the adhesive pads on the surface of Ashi points, Baxie points, Houxi (SI3) and Waiguan (TE5) and insert the sham needles without penetrating. The duration and frequency of treatment sessions will be the same as in the acupuncture group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Weiming Wang, Ph.D · Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-26
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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