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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12609001001280
ACTRN12609001001280
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The effect of acupuncture on pain and physical function in patients with chronic knee pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

The University of Melbourne, School of Physiotherapy0 sites280 target enrollmentNovember 19, 2009

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic knee pain
Sponsor
The University of Melbourne, School of Physiotherapy
Enrollment
280
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 19, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
The University of Melbourne, School of Physiotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion criteria will be community\-based patients over the age of 50 years with pain, stiffness or both in one or both knees and able to give written, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria will be serious knee joint pathology (e.g. inflammatory arthritis, acute trauma, history of intra\-articular fracture or malignancy), compensable knee injury, previous knee joint replacement, being on the waiting list for knee surgery, use of acupuncture within the past 12 months, needle phobia, bleeding diatheses or use of oral anticoagulant medication, knee pain arising from other structures (e.g. hip or spine), neurological disease affecting the lower limbs, having a separate injury that may influence the perception of pain, have been referred to a pain clinic or have evidence of neuropathic pain syndrome.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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