Alternative therapies in health and medicine
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Altern Ther Health Med · Mar 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialDouble-blind placebo-controlled trial of static magnets for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: results of a pilot study.
Outpatient clinical studies of magnet therapy, a complementary therapy commonly used to treat osteoarthritis (OA), have been limited by the absence of a credible placebo control. ⋯ Despite our small sample size, magnets showed statistically significant efficacy compared to placebo after 4 hours under rigorously controlled conditions. The sustained efficacy of magnetic therapy for knee osteoarthritis could be assessed in an adequately powered trial utilizing an appropriate control such our new placebo-magnet device.