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Study NCT ID: NCT00487370
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2007-06-18
First Post: 2007-06-15

Brief Title: Implantation of Gold Beads to Relieve Discomfort From Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Research Unit Of General Practice Copenhagen
Organization: Research Unit Of General Practice Copenhagen

Study Overview

Official Title: Extraarticular Gold Implantation for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2007-06
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether implanting gold beads extraarticularly in five acupuncture-points around a knee improves pain stiffness and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Detailed Description: Osteoarthritis OA is one of the most common diagnoses made in general practice and among the most common causes of disability in older people Acupuncture is a well-founded supplement or alternative to pharmacological and surgical treatment methods The improvement is however often brief so to preserve the initial effect the acupuncture has to be repeated at regular intervals

In veterinarian medicine implantation of gold-beads in acupuncture-points around a joint has been used mostly in dogs for at least 30 years in the treatment of OA The effect measured on eating pattern physical activity and signs of pain last for several years It may be hypothesized that implanting gold in acupuncture points acts as a continuous acupuncture stimulation

The purpose of this one year randomised controlled trial of middle-aged and elderly patients is to examine the effect of implanting gold beads extraarticularly in five acupuncture-points around a knee with OA

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None