The process of acupuncture: a randomised controlled trial and qualitative study to evaluate the relative contributions of specific and non-specific effects
Completed
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (OA)Musculoskeletal DiseasesCoxarthrosisgonarthrosis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78434638
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Southampton (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 288
Inclusion Criteria
1. Subjects aged between 18 and 80
2. Chronic or stable pain, predominantly from a single joint (hip or knee) of known mechanical aetiology i.e. osteo-arthritis
3. Score an average of 30 or more on the 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) in the pre-randomisation phase of the study
4. Not be on any active treatment (e.g. physiotherapy or homeopathy)
5. Ability to attend clinic twice a week for the duration of treatment
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. Suffering serious co-morbidity (including severe back pain)
3. Prolonged or current steroid use
4. Waiting for hip/knee revision
5. Patients with needle phobia or allergy to sticking plaster
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain measured on a VAS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Western Ontario and McMaster (WOMAC) University Osteoarthritis Index functional score<br>2. Nottingham Health profile