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Efficacy of Periosteal Stimulation and Boosters for Advanced Knee OA Pain
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Periosteal stimulation and Control-Periosteal Stimulation for Osteoarthritis, Knee. Completed, enrolled 190 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
185 veterans with chronic knee pain and advanced knee osteoarthritis will be recruited to participate in this study designed to test the effectiveness of a special type of electrical acupuncture called periosteal stimulation (PST). Participants will be divided into three groups. They will receive PST or a control condition once a week for 10 weeks. Two-thirds of the participants will receive booster sessions periodically over the course of the next 6 months. Everyone will be called monthly during the 6 month period and then will be asked to return for an evaluation on site at the end of this period.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Four acupuncture needles are placed around the knee to the level of the periosteum and two needles are placed pretibially in the soft tissue. All needles are stimulated with 100 Hz current. The stimulation of the needles in the soft tissue is discontinued after one minute.
Acupuncture needles are placed as per the PST intervention, but only the soft tissue needles receive electrical stimulation for one minute.