Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Gyebutang Granules Combined with Acupuncture for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Multicenter, Randomized, Assessor-blinded, 2-armed Parallel, Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: Cham-Kyul Lee (Author), Ha-Ra Kang (Author), Yeon-Sun Lee (Author), Won-Suk Sung (Author), Chi-Yeon Lim (Author), Chan-Yung Jung (Author), Eun-Jung Kim (Author), Byung-Kwan Seo (Author), Yong-Hyeon Baek (Author), Kyung-Ho Kim (Author), Eun-Young Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MEDrang Inc., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Due to the aging population in Korea, knee osteoarthritis (KOA) has become an increasingly common condition. Many patients with KOA prefer analgesics, herbal medicines, acupuncture, or exercise, rather than arthroscopic surgery or a knee replacement. Gyebutang (GB) granules are a herbal e...