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NCT04034394
Electromoxibustion and Knee Health Education for Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Adults
NA trial testing Electromoxibustion in Knee Osteoarthritis in 48 participants. Completed in 30 March 2020.
30 December 2019
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 48 |
| Start date | 20 September 2019 |
| Primary completion | 30 December 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 30 March 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across Hong Kong |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Electromoxibustion
- Knee health education
Conditions studied
- Knee Osteoarthritis — all drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis →
Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Who can join
60 and older, any sex, with Knee Osteoarthritis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the short-term effect of electromoxibustion and knee health education for relieving knee pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Electromoxibustion for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Cheung T, Ho YS, Yuen CS, Lam CS, et al · · 2020 · cited 8× · PMID 33190009 · DOI 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101254
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Verify against primary sources
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04034394 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Last refreshed: 15 April 2024
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