# Moxibustion in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

> **NCT02769572** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine** · enrollment: 144 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Knee Osteoarthritis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** real moxibustion
- **DRUG:** placebo gel
- **DRUG:** diclofenac sodium gel
- **OTHER:** sham moxibustion

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02769572
- **Lead sponsor:** Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-05
- **Primary completion:** 2019-06
- **Final completion:** 2019-06
- **Target enrollment:** 144 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02769572

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02769572, "Moxibustion in Osteoarthritis of the Knee". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02769572. Licensed CC0.

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