Comparison of The Efficacy of Acupuncture at Master Tungs Points and Traditional Acupoints in treating Knee Osteoarthritis in Elderly Patients in Phayao Province Northern Thailand

Comparison of Therapeutic Efficacy of Acupuncture at Master Tung points and Traditional acupoints for Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in Northern Thailand:A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250304006

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-04

Start date

2025-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Sixty participants diagnosed with KOA aged 60 70 years with consistent knee pain for more than 3 months were randomly assigned to the Master Tungs points group or traditional acupuncture points group. Pain was assessed at the baseline and 10 days after treatment using the visual analog scale. In addition, WOMAC, and plasma ESR and hs CRP levels were assessed at both time points. Each group underwent therapeutic sessions once daily for 10 consecutive days. osteoarthritis knee

Interventions

Acupoints: Linggu (22.05), Dabai (22.04), Xinxi (11.09), and Jianzhong (44.06) , Acupoints: Heding (EX-LE2), Neixiyan (EX-LE4), Dubi (ST 35), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Yinglingquan (SP 9), and Zusanli (ST

Treatment,Treatment

Master Tungs points group (MT group),Traditional acupuncture points group (TA group)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Those who met the above diagnostic criteria (1) Aged 60 years or over, male or female with a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (single or both knee). (2) Have a history of knee pain for more than 3 months and have complained of knee pain in most of the past month. (3) morning stiffness 30 min; (4) Willing to accept the treatment of this plan and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The following participants were excluded:(1) Patients with a history of trauma and knee arthroplasty. (2) Patient has inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis or other diseases that may affect the condition of the knees. (3) Unable to move.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee Osteoarthritis After 10 times treatment Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index,Visual analog scale,inflammatory marker levels;erythrocyte sedimentation rate,sensitivity C-reactive protein	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Knee Osteoarthritis after 10 times treatment Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index,Visual analog scale,inflammatory marker levels;erythrocyte sedimentation rate,sensitivity C-reactive protein	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public Contactwarangkhana klajing

university of phayao

warangkhana.kl@up.ac.th0946546936

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026