Association of Acupuncture and Cupping in Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis
NCT ID: NCT04168593
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-09-12
2020-05-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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During the period of inclusion of patients, will be clarified regarding the application and evaluation methods that will be used through consultation and initial medical evaluation. Then, the included patients are randomized into four existing groups:
Group A - Acupuncture Sham + Cupping Sham; Group B - Sham Acupuncture + Real Cupping; Group C - Real Acupuncture + Sham Cupping; Group D - Real Acupuncture + Real Cupping.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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A- Placebo
Sham Acupuncture and Sham Cupping
Acupuncture
20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee
B -Cupping
Sham Acupuncture and Real Cupping
Acupuncture
20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee
C - Acupuncture
Real Acupuncture and Sham Cupping
Acupuncture
20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee
D - Acupuncture + Cupping
Real Acupuncture and Real Cupping
Acupuncture
20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee
Interventions
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Acupuncture
20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* WOMAC-Pain greater than or equal to 15 points.
Exclusion Criteria
* diabetic peripheral neuropathy
* stroke sequela
* history of digestive bleeding
* chronic renal failure
* renal failure
* heart failure
* fibromyalgia
* rheumatoid arthritis
* SLE
* severe depression
* psychiatric disorders
* concomitance with hip arthritis
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Chin Lin
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Locations
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USaoPauloGH
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Countries
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References
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Kraus VB, Blanco FJ, Englund M, Karsdal MA, Lohmander LS. Call for standardized definitions of osteoarthritis and risk stratification for clinical trials and clinical use. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Aug;23(8):1233-41. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.03.036. Epub 2015 Apr 9.
Corbett MS, Rice SJ, Madurasinghe V, Slack R, Fayter DA, Harden M, Sutton AJ, Macpherson H, Woolacott NF. Acupuncture and other physical treatments for the relief of pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee: network meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Sep;21(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.05.007.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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Acupuncture in KOA
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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