Efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Although the available evidence for its efficacy is inconclusive, acupuncture is used as an alternative therapy for KOA. The aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy of electro-acupuncture and ma...

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Main Authors: Jian-Feng Tu, Jing-Wen Yang, Lu-Lu Lin, Tian-Qi Wang, Yu-Zheng Du, Zhi-Shun Liu, Hui Hu, Jing-Jie Zhao, Xiao-Gang Yu, Chun-Sheng Jia, Jun Wang, Tong Wang, Ya-Quan Hou, Xuan Zou, Yu Wang, Jia-Kai Shao, Li-Qiong Wang, Zhang-Sheng Yu, Cun-Zhi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Knee osteoarthritis
Electro-acupuncture
Manual acupuncture
Sham acupuncture
Randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3138-x

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