Effect of the acupuncture in treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Comparison of the two techniques of acupuncture stainless steel and gold needle on pain and disability in patient with knee osteoarthritis.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20140907019073N3

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-13

Start date

2019-09-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

pain and disability in patient with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1 Acupuncture with stainless steel needle for 20 minute at ST 35 , GB 34, ST 36, SP 9, ST 34 points in 10 session. Intervention 2: Intervention group: 2 Acupunctu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patient with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: use of perednisolone more than 10 mg /d history of knee surgery have knee exercise therapy or physiotherapy in 3 month ago injection in knee joint in 6 month ago patient with any neuroskeletal disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: In the end of intervention - in the 4 weeks- in the 12 weeks. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale score.;Knee function. Timepoint: In the end of intervention - in the 4 weeks- in the 12 weeks. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Mazaherinezhad

Iran University of Medical Sciences

Mazaherinezhad.a@iums.ac.ir+98 21 6435 2446

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026