Acupuncture Safety/Efficacy in Knee Osteoarthritis - Full Text View

Purpose

The goal of this research is to determine the efficacy and safety of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (TCA) in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. A three arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) using sham TCA, true TCA, and an education/attention comparison group with a total sample of 525 is proposed. Primary hypothesis to be tested is that patients randomized to true TCA will have significantly more improvement in pain and function as measured by the Womac Pain & Function Scales and patient global assessments than patients randomized to the sham acupuncture and education/attention control groups.

Secondary aims of the study are to 1) determine if improvement with TCA differs between patients below age 65 vs. those aged 65 and above, 2) to determine if improvement with TCA differs by racial/ethnic group (ie., Caucasian, Black, Hispanic), and 3) to determine if improvement with TCA differs by stage of radiographic severity of knee OA at baseline (KL grade 2, 3 or 4)

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis, Knee	Procedure: Acupuncture	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Acupuncture Osteoarthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind

Official Title:	Acupuncture Safety/Efficacy in Knee Osteoarthritis

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Study Start Date:	September 1998
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2003

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee (fulfilling ACR criteria) for at least 6 months duration
At least moderate pain in the knee for most days in the last month
Must be taking analgesic or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents for control of pain
Documented radiographic changes of osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade>2) at the time of rheumatological screening
Signed informed consent

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00010946

Locations


United States, Maryland
	Catonsville Clinic
	Catonsville, Maryland, United States, 21228
	Kernan Hospital Mansion
	Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21207

United States, New York
	Hospital for Special Surgery
	New York, New York, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Dr. Brian Berman	University of Maryland/Complementary Medicine Program

More Information

Publications:

Berman BM, Singh BB, Lao L, Langenberg P, Li H, Hadhazy V, Bareta J, Hochberg M. A randomized trial of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee. Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999 Apr;38(4):346-54.

Berman BM, Lao L, Greene M, Anderson RW, Wong RH, Langenberg P, Hochberg MC. Efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 1995 Jun;3(2):139-42. No abstract available.

Study ID Numbers:	U01 AT000171-01M, 1 U01 AT000171-01
First Received:	February 2, 2001
Last Updated:	March 5, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010946
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

acupuncture

osteoarthritis

elderly

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases

Arthritis

Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 08, 2008

Sponsored by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010946