Efficacy and safety of thread embedding acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, controlled, pilot clinical trial.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 99(36): e21957, 2020 Sep 04.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Although there are various therapeutic methods for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, each has its advantages and shortcomings, and a definitive treatment method is yet to be determined. This pilot study is designed to obtain basic data for a further large-scale trial as well as provide information about the feasibility of thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) with polydioxanone thread in knee osteoarthritis patients. METHODS ANDANALYSIS:
This study is a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TEA for knee osteoarthritis. Forty participants will be recruited at the hospital and after randomization into 2 groups of 20 (experimental and control); they will be treated for 6 weeks. The experimental group will receive TEA treatment 6 times (1 time/week) in 6 weeks on 14 defined knee areas, and the control group, acupuncture treatments 12 times (2 times/week) in 6 weeks on 9 defined acupuncture points. The visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used for the primary efficacy assessment and Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) will be used for the secondary efficacy assessment. The follow-ups before clinical trial, 3 weeks after procedure, 6 weeks after procedure, and 4 weeks after the end of procedure will be done to compare the degree of pain with the control group, which received the acupuncture treatment.CONCLUSION:
The trial based on this study will provide clinical information on the efficacy and safety of TEA treatment on knee osteoarthritis. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER KCT0004844.
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Assunto principal:
Terapia por Acupuntura
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Osteoartrite do Joelho
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article