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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Acupressure for Knee Pain in Older Adults

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02003443

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Official title

Acupressure for the Treatment of Pain in Older Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

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The primary objective of this project is to determine whether self-administered acupressure is an effective and feasible self-management strategy for older adults with symptomatic KOA. Participants will be randomized to three treatment groups: pain-relief acupressure, sham acupressure, and usual care (UC). The two acupressure groups will be taught to administer pain-relief and sham acupressure, respectively, on themselves 5 days/week for 8 weeks. The usual care group will not be required to change any of their treatment practice. Outcome data will be collected at baseline, and the 4th and 8th week after baseline.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02003443
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Enrollment
150 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
65 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 31, 2013
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2015
Completion
Jan 31, 2015
Last update posted
Jun 13, 2022

2013 – 2015

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center Ann Arbor Michigan 48106

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