Electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled pilot trial.

CONCLUSION: Both EA and MA interventions in KOA were feasible and appeared safe. Whether or not EA may have a stronger impact on pain and function requires further evaluation through larger, adequately powered, randomized controlled trials.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03274713.
PMID: 32022581 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - February 4, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wang TQ, Li YT, Wang LQ, Shi GX, Tu JF, Yang JW, Hou YQ, Lin LL, Sun N, Zhao JJ, Hou HK, Liu CZ Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research