Effect of acupuncture for patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a double-dummy randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Acupuncture has been used to relieve chronic pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but the evidence is contradictory. Therefore, we carefully designed a double-dummy randomized controlled trial (RCT) to explore the therapeutic effect of acupuncture for KOA. Methods/des...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04198-2 |