ArticleMedicine2020
Efficacy and safety of warm needle acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Comparison of three therapeutic methods of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, embedding acupuncture, and drug therapy on interleukin-6 and pain levels in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Trial
- Progress in the research of thunder-fire moxibustion and warm acupunct ure-moxibustion combined with western medicine in treating knee osteoarthritis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of warm needle acupuncture on behavioral pain threshold in a rat model of migraine.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture superiority in knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of four acupuncture techniques.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Efficacy and Neuroimmune-Endocrine Mechanisms.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
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- Quotation Accuracy of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols on Acupuncture.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Complementary and Alternative Modalities (CAM) for pain management in musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs).Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic disease, which is also recognized as a common disease affecting the elderly. However, the application of Western medicine is limited in clinical because of its obvious adverse reactions. Warm needle acupuncture (WNA) has a long history in the treatment of KOA and is widely used in Chinese. Here we will submit a protocol to evaluate the efficacy and safety of WNA in the treatment of KOA.
methodsWe will search 5 English databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science), 4 Chinese databases [China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), and Wanfang database] and grey literature for randomized controlled trials of WNA in the treatment of KOA. The primary outcome measure is Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), and the secondary outcome will include degree of knee flexion and adverse events caused by WNA, such as dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, arrhythmia, etc. The selection of the literatures will be conducted by endnote X7 software, and we will use Review Manger V.5.3 software to conduct the meta-analysis.
resultsThis study will provide reliable evidence for WNA in the treatment of KAO.
conclusionThe conclusion of this study will testify the efficacy and safety of WNA in the treatment of KAO. REGISTRATION: OSF Preregistration. 2020, October 11; osf.io/bu5qw.
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