Electroacupuncture Treatment for Those With End Stage Knee Osteoarthritis on a Total Knee Arthroplasty Waitlist
Knee Osteoarthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- participants are on a waiting list for TKA and do not have a surgical date within 3 months from the start of the study.Waiting list will be defined as having had consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon and having accepted an offer a TKA. The participants will be a minimum of 45 years old and have a NPRS ≥ 5.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Criteria: knee pain caused by other disease or injury, arthroscopy within the past year, intra articular injection within the previous 3 months, painful ipsilateral hip OA. Participants scheduled for simultaneous bilateral TKA or revision will be excluded.
Medical history: serious acute or chronic disease or psychiatric disorders, blood coagulation disorders.
Surgical history: implanted cardiac pacemakers, history of valve replacement, previous arthroplasty.
Other: allergy to needle components, needle phobia, pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- University of ManitobaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Sham Comparator
No Intervention
Electroacupuncture
Sham acupuncture
Waitlist
Acupuncture needles will be inserted into the body at standardized acupuncture points. Electrical current will then be applied using 2 channels of electrical current for a total of 4 points receiving electroacupuncture
Sham Acupuncture needles will be placed at standardized acupuncture points. Sham electrical current will then be applied using 2 channels / 4 points as in the electroacupuncture group. The electrical current will not be turned on.
The wait list group will be required to complete questionnaires at 4 separate time points over the 12 week study period.