Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Acupuncture for the treatment of pain of osteoarthritic knees.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether acupuncture was more effective than sham acupuncture in the reduction of pain in persons with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. ⋯ Acupuncture is not more effective than sham acupuncture in the treatment of OA pain.