Moxibustion treatment for knee osteoarthritis: a multi-centre, non-blinded, randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness and safety of the moxibustion treatment versus usual care in knee osteoarthritis patients.

INTRODUCTION: This study tested the effectiveness of moxibustion on pain and function in chronic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and evaluated safety. METHODS: A multi-centre, non-blinded, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial compared moxibustion with usual care (UC) in KOA. 212 South Korean patien...

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Main Authors: Tae-Hun Kim, Kun Hyung Kim, Jung Won Kang, MinHee Lee, Kyung-Won Kang, Jung Eun Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Seunghoon Lee, Mi-Suk Shin, So-Young Jung, Ae-Ran Kim, Hyo-Ju Park, Hee-Jung Jung, Ho Sueb Song, Hyeong Jun Kim, Jin-Bong Choi, Kwon Eui Hong, Sun-Mi Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4111481?pdf=render