# Evaluation of the Effect of Acupuncture on Hand Pain, Functional Deficits and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

> **NCT02553005** · EARLY_PHASE1 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University of Coimbra** · enrollment: 90 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Acupuncture

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02553005
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Coimbra
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2015-05
- **Primary completion:** 2015-10
- **Final completion:** 2017-06
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-09-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02553005

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02553005, "Evaluation of the Effect of Acupuncture on Hand Pain, Functional Deficits and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02553005. Licensed CC0.

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