Rct - Acupuncture Safety/Efficacy in Knee Osteoarthritis

Berman, Brian M.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
• Type: Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
• Project #: 5U01AT000171-04
• Application #: 6375420
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZAR1-AAA-C (M3))
• Program Officer: Khalsa, Partap Singh
• Project Start: 1998-09-30
• Project End: 2003-08-31
• Budget Start: 2001-09-01
• Budget End: 2003-08-31
• Support Year: 4
• Fiscal Year: 2001
• Total Cost: $792,733

Institution

• Name: University of Maryland Baltimore
• Department: Family Medicine
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 003255213
• City: Baltimore
• State: MD
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 21201

Publications

Berman, Brian (2007) A 60-year-old woman considering acupuncture for knee pain. JAMA 297:1697-707

Lao, Lixing; Berman, Brian (2005) [Evaluating the effects of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a stepwise approach to research, University of Maryland experience] Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 3:421-5

Berman, Brian M; Lao, Lixing; Langenberg, Patricia et al. (2004) Effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 141:901-10