Status:
WITHDRAWN
Electroacupuncture Treatment for Those With End Stage Knee Osteoarthritis on a Total Knee Arthroplasty Waitlist
Lead Sponsor:
University of Manitoba
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A 3-armed pilot randomized controlled trial: electroacupuncture, sham acupuncture and waitlist groups.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of EA as a treatment strategy in the end stage knee osteoarthritis (KOA) population waiting for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The research objec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- participants are on a waiting list for TKA and do not have a surgical date within 3 months from the start of the study.Waiting list will be defined as having had consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon and having accepted an offer a TKA. The participants will be a minimum of 45 years old and have a NPRS ≥ 5.
Exclusion
- Criteria: knee pain caused by other disease or injury, arthroscopy within the past year, intra articular injection within the previous 3 months, painful ipsilateral hip OA. Participants scheduled for simultaneous bilateral TKA or revision will be excluded.
- Medical history: serious acute or chronic disease or psychiatric disorders, blood coagulation disorders.
- Surgical history: implanted cardiac pacemakers, history of valve replacement, previous arthroplasty.
- Other: allergy to needle components, needle phobia, pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05374330
Start Date
September 1 2023
End Date
December 1 2023
Last Update
April 24 2024
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada