Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , March 2010

Efficacy of Pharmacopuncture Using Root Bark of Ulmus davidiana Planch in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Eun-Jung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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  • Min-Ki Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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  • Eun-Hye Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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  • Chan-Yung Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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  • Dong-Woo Nam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Seung-Deok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Kap-Sung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongguk University International Hospital, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Received 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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    Trial flow chart. UDP = Ulmus davidiana Planch.

    Trial flow chart. UDP = Ulmus davidiana Planch.

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    Mean 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group. *p = 0.04.

    Mean 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group. *p = 0.04.

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    Mean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) pain score change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

    Mean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) pain score change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

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    Mean total Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) score change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

    Mean total Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) score change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

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    Mean Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire (KHAQ) change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

    Mean Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire (KHAQ) change in the Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture group and the normal saline control group.

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    Effect of Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture compared with normal saline injection.

    Effect of Ulmus davidiana Planch (UDP) pharmacopuncture compared with normal saline injection.

PII: S2005-2901(10)60003-9

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60003-9

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , March 2010

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