Effectiveness of Press Tack Needle among patients with knee pain.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000015637
- Lead Sponsor
- Project research institutes, comprehensive research organization, WASEDA university
- Brief Summary
For the continuous change after the two and seven days assessment, there was a significant difference in changes in the vas scores, womac japanese version, sf-8 both groups. Between two groups, there was a significant difference in change in the PCS score (SF-8) with more favorable results in the Press Needle group than in the Sham Press Needle group after one month.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Not provided
1,Central-nerves system disease (stroke, Parkinson disease dementia etc.) 2,Orthopedic disease (osteoarthritis of the hip, foot sprain etc.) 3,Autoimmune disease (chronic rheumatoid arthritis, systematic lupus erythematosus.) 4,Psychiatric disorder. 5,Rash in the plaster easy. 6,When it has allergy to metal. 7,When an inflammatory reaction is strong. 8,When it is judged for reasons of mind and body that the participation in this study is impossible.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method WOMAC (western ontario mcmaster universities osteoarthritis index), japanese version .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analog scale SF-8 Questionnaire on adverse events