Laser acupuncture in patients with chronic knee pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/566783

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic knee pain is a common and disabling musculoskeletal condition that causes a loss of functional independence and results in significant health care costs. In the majority of patients the most common cause is osteoarthritis. Acupuncture is a form of non-surgical treatment commonly sought by patients and often recommended by GP's. The main outcomes from our project are to establish the role, clinical effectiveness and cost benefit of laser and needle acupuncture in knee pain patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $701,120.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Activity related joint pain | Acupuncture | Arthritis | Inflammatory diseases | Injury rehabilitation and management | Joint disease | Osteoarthritis | Pain management | health economics

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