Acupuncture for Chronic Knee Pain Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic knee pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609001001280
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne, School of Physiotherapy

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome will be pain which is obtained via numeric rating scale questionnaires[These will be administered at baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months.];Function, which will be also measured in the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index.[These will be administered at baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months.]