Herbal acupuncture needles aim to ease Crash-Related knee pain

NCT ID NCT06931951

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding herbal acupuncture to standard oriental medicine treatments can better relieve acute knee pain from traffic accidents. Forty adults hospitalized with knee pain (rated 5 or higher on a 0-10 scale) will be randomly assigned to receive either herbal acupuncture plus standard care or standard care alone. The main goal is to see if the herbal acupuncture group reports less pain after treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

herbal extract-based pharmacopuncture (injected into acupuncture points)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a non-drug option for quickly easing knee pain after a car accident.

What could go wrong

This is a very small pilot study with only 40 people, so results may not apply widely. It compares two similar treatments, so a big difference is unlikely.

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Locations

  • Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

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    Daejeon, South Korea

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