The Effectiveness and Safety of Pharmacopuncture on Inpatients With Acute Knee Pain Caused by Traffic Accidents

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Conditions studied: Pharmacologic Action

In brief

The purpose of this study is to reveal the effectiveness and safety of knee herbal acupuncture for patients with acute knee joint pain caused by a traffic accident. It is a practical clinical study to confirm the comparative effectiveness by comparing the strategy of treating knee herbal acupuncture in parallel with the strategy of treating it with integrated oriental medicine treatment, which is an existing treatment method.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06931951
Run by: Jaseng Medical Foundation
People needed: 40
Starts: 2025-05-22
Expected to finish: 2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2026-01-15

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 69. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

When the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) of knee pain caused by a traffic accident is 5 or higher.
Patients hospitalized for traffic accident treatment.
Patients with acute pain within 14 days of experiencing knee pain due to a traffic accident.
Patients aged between 19 and 70 years old.
participants who agree to participate in clinical research and provide written test subject consent.

You may not qualify if…

For patients diagnosed with a specific serious disease that may cause knee pain (acute fracture, dislocation, complete rupture of ligaments, etc.)
If the cause of the pain is caused by a disease other than the knee (tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lumbar disc herniation, etc.)
Cases where surgical intervention is required due to suspected acute fracture, dislocation, or ligament and cartilage damage
If there is another acute disease (stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.) that may interfere with the treatment effect or interpretation of results
Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, mental illness drugs, or other drugs that may affect their findings
Inadequate or unsafe medication: hemorrhagic disease, anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetic patients with risk of infection
Patients who have taken drugs that may affect pain, such as Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), or have received herbal acupuncture or physical therapy within the past week
In the case of pregnant women and in the case of planning to become pregnant or nursing
Patients within 3 months after knee surgery or if knee replacement surgery was performed
If it has been less than 1 month since participants finished participating in another clinical study, or if participants are planning to participate in another clinical study during the study participation and follow-up period within 6 months from the date of selection
If it is difficult to fill out the consent form for research participation
In cases where it is difficult for other researchers to participate in clinical research

Where it is running

Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine — Daejeon, South Korea (enrolling)

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