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WITHDRAWN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