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Behavioural Intervention

Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 days; sessions 2-5
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at how different types of acupuncture affect the brain in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 days; sessions 2-5
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 days; sessions 2-5 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
fMRI signal increases

Side effects data

From 2013 Phase 1 & 2 trial • 104 Patients • NCT01305811
2%
Serious unexpected
2%
Pain on needling
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Bi-Weekly Acupuncture
Wait List

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: VGAITExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Real AcupunctureActive Control1 Intervention
Group III: Sham AcupuncturePlacebo Group1 Intervention
Group IV: VGAIT ControlPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Acupuncture
2011
Completed Phase 3
~1240

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,928 Previous Clinical Trials
13,198,230 Total Patients Enrolled
20 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
4,505 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Mechanistic Studies on Video-guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment of Knee Pain
Jian Kong 2019. "Mechanistic Studies on Video-guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment of Knee Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03261505.
~22 spots leftby Apr 2025
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