A Pilot Trial of Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis With Differential Functional Status of Acupoints

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2016
The investigators plan to undertake a rigorous multicentre randomised controlled trial, comparing acupuncture on sensitized acupoints with low/non-sensitive points or no acupuncture (waiting-list), to test if acupuncture on sensitized acupoints may result in improved treatment outcomes in patients with Knee osteoarthritis (KOA).The current pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of performing the definitive randomised controlled trial.
Epistemonikos ID: d6210b0f615543ae71b6f04926e0649692244546
First added on: May 20, 2024