Efficacy of Acupuncture With Physical Therapy for Knee Osteo-Arthritis

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

This study will examine the efficacy of acupuncture in combination with exercise physical therapy for moderate osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00035399

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

300

Starts

2002-03-01

Expected to finish

2007-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-08-12

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• X-ray proven osteoarthritis of the knee - Kellgren level 2 or greater
• More than 3 months of moderate knee pain
• Previous trial of NSAIDs or acetaminophen
• Physician referral for at least 6 physical therapy treatments
• Capacity to understand the requirements of the study and complete questionnaires
• Average knee pain with movement, 4 or above, during the last week

You may not qualify if…

• Average hip, back, ankle pain is greater than average knee pain (scale 1-10)
• Back, hip or ankle pain substantially interferes with patient knee assessment
• History of gout
• Acupuncture in the last year
• Moderate or greater hip or ankle pain greater than 3 daily
• Local corticosteroid injection into the effected knee within the past 4 weeks
• Hyaluronidase within the past 6 months
• Bleeding disorder or current use of Coumadin or Heparin
• Cardiac or pulmonary disease limiting exercise tolerance enough to limit the standard exercise physical therapy
• History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months
• Unable to complete a six minute walk test

Where it is running

• Penn Therapy and Fitness — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Veterans Administration Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Pennsylvania Hospital Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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