Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture Treatment as an Adjunctive Therapy After Knee Replacement

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture Treatment as an Adjunctive Therapy After Knee Replacement - Single-center, Pragmatic, Randomized, Assessor Blinded, Pilot Study-

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture Treatment as an Adjunctive Therapy After Knee Replacement

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject has a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and listed for an unilateral total knee replacement.
• Subject has a normal cognitive function
• Subject is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have undergone total knee arthroplasty due to gout
• Those who have had total knee arthroplasty due to trauma
• Those who have had total knee arthroplasty due to autoimmune related diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
• Those who are participating in other clinical trials
• Those who have a history of participating in other clinical trials within one month
• Those who are difficult to write a research consent form
• Those who are judged to be inappropriate for the clinical study by the researchers.