Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0247153457
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Is physiotherapy/acupuncture important in the management of knee osteoarthritis
Ethics approval
Approved by the Swindon Research Ethics Committee, ref: 06/Q2004/3
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Osteoarthritis of the knee
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/2004
Overall trial end date
31/03/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the knee
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
181
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/2004
Recruitment end date
31/03/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
1. 2012 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22914302
Publication citations
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Results
Soni A, Joshi A, Mudge N, Wyatt M, Williamson L, Supervised exercise plus acupuncture for moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis: a small randomised controlled trial., Acupunct Med, 2012, 30, 3, 176-181, doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010128.