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Improved Pain & Function With 8 Weeks of Electroacupunture or Manual Acupuncture vs Sham for Knee OA

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April 2021

Improved Pain & Function With 8 Weeks of Electroacupunture or Manual Acupuncture vs Sham for Knee OA

Vol: 19| Issue: 1| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of Intensive Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Mar;73(3): 448-458.

Contributing Authors:
JF Tu JW Yang GX Shi ZS Yu JL Li LL Lin YZ Du XG Yu H Hu ZS Liu CS Jia LQ Wang JJ Zhao J Wang T Wang Y Wang TQ Wang N Zhang X Zou JK Shao CZ Liu

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Synopsis

Four hundred and eighty patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive electroacupuncture (EA; n=160) or manual acupuncture (MA; n=160) or sham (n=160) for a total of 8 weeks, 3 times/week. The primary outcome of interest was the response rate which consisted of patients improving at least 2 points on the numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain and 6 points on the WOMAC f...

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