NCT04168593

Association of Acupuncture and Cupping in Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Use of Acupuncture and Cupping in Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Due to Knee Osteoarthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

120 patients with indications for surgical knee treatment from IOT-HCFMUSP will be invited to participate in the project. Inclusion applications and those who agree to sign a free and informed consent form (IC) will be included. During the period of inclusion of patients, will be clarified regarding the application and evaluation methods that will be used through consultation and initial medical evaluation. Then, the included patients are randomized into four existing groups: Group A - Acupuncture Sham + Cupping Sham; Group B - Sham Acupuncture + Real Cupping; Group C - Real Acupuncture + Sham Cupping; Group D - Real Acupuncture + Real Cupping.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Pain, Chronic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	20 min of Acupuncture section follow by 10 min of cupping around the knee

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-12
• Primary completion: 2019-10-30
• Completion: 2020-05-30
• First posted: 2019-11-19
• Last updated: 2025-03-27
• Results posted: 2025-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil