A study of acupuncture, physiotherapy or non-intervention in management of painful (OA) knee

ISRCTN	ISRCTN01382777
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN01382777
Protocol serial number	N0199114670
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

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Dr Jeremy Mc Nally
Scientific

Department of Rheumatology
Battle Hospital
Oxford Road
Reading
RG30 1AG
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture, as compared with physiotherapy and no treatment in management of painful knee.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal Diseases: Osteoarthritis (OA)
Intervention	Randomly assigned to three groups This trial was stopped due to a lack of funding.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Intensity of pain by Visual Analogue Scale 2. HAD 3. Western Ontario MacMaster Questionnaire (WOMAC) 4. Timed 50 yard walk 5. Clinician's assessment of knee pain
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	31/12/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)	Lack of funding

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	150
Key inclusion criteria	1. 150 patients fulfilling American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for OA of knee, unilateral or bilateral OA knee pain for 3 months 2. Never had acupuncture or physiotherapy for knee pain before
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2001
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2006

Department of Rheumatology

Reading
RG30 1AG
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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