A randomised, single-blind, two-limbed, parallel-group study to compare the effectiveness of 'individualised traditional Korean acupuncture' with one of 'standardised acupuncture' in Korean patients with knee osteoarthritis

INTERVENTION: Arm A: Individualised traditional Korean acupuncture Arm B: Standardised acupuncture CONDITION: Knee Osteoarthritis ; Musculoskeletal Diseases ; Arthritis PRIMARY OUTCOME: Pain rating based on a 100 mm VAS SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. Western Ontario MacMaster Questionnaire (WOMAC) Scale; 2. Quality of Life (Short Form health survey [SF‐36]); 3. Lequesne Functional Index (LFI) score; 4. Physical function was evaluated by the Korean version of Health Assessment Questionnaire (KHAQ) INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. At least 40 years old 2. Current symptoms of chronic (six months), stable pain and/or stiffness in one or both knees during weight‐bearing activities 3. Knee pain due to OA rated more than 4 cm on a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in one or both knees 4. Morning stiffness of knee for less than or equal to 30 minutes 5. Mild joint space narrowing (more than or equal to 2 mm remaining) in knee AnteroPosterior (AP) standing or Rosenberg view