Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02948218
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male and female patients who have knee OA diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria (with at least one osteophyte in the tibiofemoral joint and with a Kellgren-Lawrence grade of more than 2).
* Male and female patients who have had a history of moderate or greater knee pain of more than 3 months' duration and have reported moderate or greater, clinically significant, knee pain during most days of the last month before the interview.
* Male and female patients who have given their consent to participate in the study.
* Patients will be selected among those who are not on the waiting list for total knee arthroplasty by the traumatology unit of our hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with any of the following will be excluded from the study: a history of any secondary OA associated with any systemic arthropathy (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis or gouty arthritis);
* Any knee treatment with steroids, methotrexate, or azathioprine; recent traumatisms caused by acupunctured insertion;
* A history of bleeding disorders or any disease related to acupuncture contraindications;
* A history of any knee injection in the previous 6 months (e.g., cortisone and hyaluronic acid); a history of morphine or morphine derivative use.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Study:
NCT02948218
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02948218