Influences of De Qi induced by acupuncture on immediate and accumulated analgesic effects in patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

DiscussionThis prospective randomized controlled study will be helpful in enhancing our understanding of the analgesic effect ofDe Qi on patients with KOA and may provide a clinical basis for further investigation of the relationship betweenDe Qi and the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture, thereby offering some evidence for the role ofDe Qi in an efficacious acupuncture therapy.Trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry,ChiCTR-IIR-16008972. Registered on 4 August 2016 Additional file2.
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