Association of Acupuncture and Cupping in Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis

CompletedNot applicableNCT04168593

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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

Given the lack of studies in the literature associating the use of acupuncture and sliding suction cup in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis, the objective of this study is to evaluate the benefits of this association in patients of the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology outpatient clinic of the University of São Paulo while awaiting surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as a method of pain relief, limb function improvement and quality of life.

Study details

Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Use of Acupuncture and Cupping in Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Due to Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
Pain, Chronic
Interventions: Procedure: Acupuncture
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Start date: 2018-09-12
Primary completion: 2019-10-30
Sex: All
Results posted: Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries: Brazil
Total sites listed: 1

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients with a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis * WOMAC-Pain greater than or equal to 15 points. Exclusion Criteria: * advanced degenerative central neuropathy (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's) * diabetic peripheral neuropathy * stroke sequela * history of digestive bleeding * chronic renal failure * renal failure * heart failure * fibromyalgia * rheumatoid arthritis * SLE * severe depression * psychiatric disorders * concomitance with hip arthritis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04168593