In the recently published study by Zhong et al, “A Randomized Controlled Trial on
the Effects of Low-Dose Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis,”
the researchers studied low-dose extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) treatment
in patients with knee osteoarthritis. They stated that ESWT was superior to placebo
in both pain and functional improvement, as well as in terms of negative effects on
the articular cartilage.
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Published online: May 14, 2020
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- Response to Letter Regarding “A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Low-Dose Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis”Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVol. 101Issue 7
- PreviewWe would like to express our appreciation to the authors of the letter to the editor for their interest in our recent article.1 They argued that the control group in our study should be considered a very low dose extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) group rather than a placebo. We see their comments as an opportunity to provide more insight into designing a placebo in the ESWT study. The following is our explanation of the control group as a placebo group in our trial.
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