TY - GEN AU - Mata, Javier AU - Cabrera, Sandra AU - Sanchis, Pilar AU - Valenti, Pedro AU - Hernandez-Puiggros, Patricia AU - Fortuny Marques, Regina AU - Lirola, Serafin AU - Luis Aguilar, Jose PY - 2015 DO - 10.1186/s13063-015-0766-2 SN - 1745-6215 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20124 AB - Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is a major cause of disability among adults. Electro-acupuncture is considered a potentially useful treatment for osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of electro-acupuncture on pain... LA - eng PB - BioMed Central (BMC) KW - Electro-acupuncture KW - Knee osteoarthritis KW - Chronic pain KW - Osteoarthritis KW - Beta-endorphin KW - Non-puncturing needle KW - Cortisol KW - Knee Joint KW - Arthralgia KW - Clinical Protocols KW - Osteoarthritis, Knee KW - Spain KW - beta-Endorphin KW - Humans KW - Chronic Pain KW - Hydrocortisone KW - Recovery of Function KW - Biomechanical Phenomena KW - Middle Aged KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Pain Measurement KW - Research Design KW - Male KW - Quality of Life KW - Biomarkers KW - Disability Evaluation KW - Time Factors KW - Female KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Electroacupuncture TI - Electro-acupuncture for treatment of knee pain from osteoarthritis and the possible endocrinology changes: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial TY - research article ER -