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 @ 12:05 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:05 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01855958
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women with over 18 years old, with chronic pain because of primary osteoarthritis of the knee.
* Pain stable for at least three months. Score greater than or equal to 3 cm (0 cm = "no pain" and "worst possible pain" = 10cm) on VAS for pain perception at baseline.
* No contraindications to electro acupuncture or transcranial magnetic stimulation.
* Naive in acupuncture treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Clinically significant or unstable disorder, medical or psychiatric.
* Presence of neurological or rheumatic comorbidity.
* Pregnancy.
* Having performed surgery in the knee to be treated in the last 6 months, or be planning surgery for the next semester.
* Having performed with corticosteroid infiltration in the last six weeks or are using this.
* Having performed with hyaluronic acid infiltration.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01855958
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01855958